[PodcastMN] wordpress redux

[Creot Radio]

that's kinda what i figured.  but the chorus of techheads is like the nail
in the coffin.  he was like 'i don't have time to deal with this right now.
do what you have to do.'   and passed over his credit card :)


On 7/17/07, Mike Wills <mike at podcastmike.com> wrote:
>
> I agree... there are too many web hosts out there to stress the basics.
> Unless this person has a dedicated host, those can be different sometimes.
> But I would expect an easy way to get MySQL installed.
>
> On 7/17/07, Garrick Van Buren <email at garrickvanburen.com> wrote:
> >
> > Installing and configuring MySQL is the 2nd least fun thing I've ever
> > attempted (the first being DNS).
> > If the webhost doesn't have a MySQL db as part of the account, I'd go
> > elsewhere.
> >
> > If - on the other hand - they do, then open up the wp-config-sample.phpfile in your wordpress directory and enter in the db username, db password,
> > and db name your host gives you. Then rename the file ' wp-config.php'
> > (removing '-sample').
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > On Jul 17, 2007, at 9:33 AM, Creot Radio wrote:
> >
> > no it does not.  i would have to install that too.
> >
> > On 7/17/07, Graeme Fehr <weirdcookie at turkeyvan.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >  i know Garrick and everyone else will have pretty much the same
> > > answer...
> > >
> > >  does your boyfriends whack'd server have database capabilities?
> > >
> > > i'd say switch to a new host, but that's just me.  But DO NOT use
> > > doteasy.com!  Dreamhost has 1-click-installs for wordpress which would
> > > let you sit back and relax rather than manually install it.
> > >
> > >  ----- Original Message -----
> > >  *From:* Creot Radio <creotradio at gmail.com>
> > >  *To:* podcastmn at lists.podcastmn.com
> > >  *Sent:* Tuesday, July 17, 2007 9:22 AM
> > >  *Subject:* [PodcastMN] wordpress redux
> > >
> > > since there are a ton of wordpress experts here, i'm just
> > > wondering...my boyfriend is signed up on this whack server that doesn't come
> > > with cpanel or fantastico or any of those things.  so you have to manually
> > > install everything.  so last night i tried to install wordpress.  and it
> > > says something about how i need to install a database like mysql or
> > > something.  which i've never done.
> > >
> > > so my question is:  is this hard to do?  is it free?  or should i make
> > > my boyfriend move his site to a different host?
> > >
> > >
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