By Kefa Rabah,
krabah@globalopenversity.org
Introduction
WordPress is an open source blog publishing application powered by PHP and MySQL which can also be used for content management. It has many features including a workflow], a plug-in architecture and a templating system. Used by over 2% of the 10,000 biggest websites, WordPress is the most popular blog software in use today.
It was first released in May 2003 by Matt Mullenweg as a fork of b2/cafelog. As of September 2009, it is being used by 202 million websites worldwide.
XAMPP is an easy-to-use multi-platform package that installs Apache, MySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin, and a whole slew of other software useful for dynamic web development on your computer. Installation is painless, and configuration minimal. In this Hands-on Lab, I’ll guide you through installing the package on Linux CentOS5.
Assumptions:
It’s assumed that you have a good understanding of Linux operating system and its working environment. It’s also assumed that you know how to install and configure Linux CentOS5, if not go ahead and pop over to scribd.com and check out a good howto entitled “Install Configure and Upgrade Linux CentOS5 Server v1.1” to get you started.
Hands-on Labs Session
In this Hands-on Lab session, as mentioned above, it’s assume that you have installed Linux OS or know how to install one.. Next you will learn how to install XAMPP server which gives a head start when it comes to dealing with integrated Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (or LAMP) configuration, which removes failure that is common when installing applications that require it. Next, you’ll learn how to configure MySQL and use it to create wordpress database, required for installing WordPress weblog. Next, I’ll show you via step-by-step how to install WordPress on Linux CentOS5, and how to secure it. I’ll also take you through the process of creating your first blog. Next, you’ll learn how to install WordPress as website and, how to locate new Template themes and adding them to your site to bring your weblog or website to a professional level. Finally you’ll have an opportunity to do the Hands-on Labs assignments to test what you have learned in this lesson. Once you’re done with this labs session you should have gained an experience and capability to enable you to plan design implement and deploy a secure WordPress powered blog or website for SMB network infrastructure.
You may access the documents from docstoc.com, URL:
Step-by-Step Install Guide WordPress on Linux
Hi, I recently started a bloghosting platform (based on wordpress MU) and when I stumbled your blog I paid attention to your theme (looking good) so I was wondering can you tell me is it custom made theme or one of those free ones? thanks in advance! regards, blogiskewl
Your first step to getting your plugin is to login to your WordPress admin panel and click on Plugins and then Add New. To find a plugin simply search RSS and a whole list of them will appear. I have tried a couple different ones and prefer the KB Advanced RSS Widget. Although I have in the past and do currently still use others. When making your selection, keep your site in mind and try to choose one that will fully meet your needs. Most are the same as far as operation, but there are variances in appearance.
I used the free template which I then custom to suite my taste.
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