How to run wordpress

[Phil Dobbin]

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On 23/01/2012 00:35, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> 
> On Jan 22, 2012, at 18:29, James Linder wrote:
> 
>>>> To test wordpress on my local machine, I have tried to
>>>> install the wordpress package on oz computer but I can't
>>>> start it
>>>> 
>>>> Can you help me please
>>> 
>>> Configuring Wordpress needs the setup of a corresponding mysql
>>> database. This is afaik not part of macports and depends from
>>> your needs as most LAMP applications do need their own
>>> configurations - independent from any installation system /
>>> framework like macports.
>>> 
>>> Take a look at the wordpress install docs and - if required -
>>> into mysql docs about how to create a database incl. database
>>> user with proper access rights to it.
>> 
>> Heretical on this list, but why would you not just run a linux
>> LAMP server
> 
> Not heretical. If running Linux is better for a particular task
> than running OS X, do it. However, the user does not know how to
> configure wordpress. The answer to that is not to run Linux; the
> answer is to learn how to configure wordpress.

When all's said & done the best place for the user to go is
<http://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation> & search the Forum
for specific, related questions. If nothing turns up, just lodge a new
post. They're pretty friendly & you can generally get WP up & running
without too much trouble.

Cheers,

   Phil...


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