When you’ve uploaded WordPress, set up a mySQL database, and edited the configuration file, all that is left is to visit the installation page to verify correct installation and type in a few pieces of information. Getting to the installation page is as easy as just trying to visit your blog from a web browser.
So if you’ve been installing WordPress in such a way that it would end up at this address: http://www.johndoephoto.com/blog, then just visit that address in a web browser. If you’ve done everything right up to this point, you will be prompted to enter a blog title and email address and to click “install wordpress”, as shown below:
if you see this, you’re golden
Problems Finishing the Installation:
If, instead of the above screen you see an error message that says “could not connect to the database” that means that you likely have a problem with your “wp-config.php” file. Double check that you renamed it correctly, that it was uploaded into the right spot, and that all of the mySQL database info was entered exactly correct. If you find an error, fix it and try to connect again.
In an small percentage of installs, you may have to edit the fifth line of your “wp-config.php” file that says ‘localhost.’ If your completely stuck, call your web hosting technical support and ask if you need to use something else other than ‘localhost’ for your mySQL database hostname.
When you’ve uploaded WordPress, set up a mySQL database, and edited the configuration file, all that is left is to visit the installation page to verify correct installation and type in a few pieces of information. Getting to the installation page is as easy as just trying to visit your blog from a web browser.
So if you’ve been installing WordPress in such a way that it would end up at this address: http://www.johndoephoto.com/blog, then just visit that address in a web browser. If you’ve done everything right up to this point, you will be prompted to enter a blog title and email address and to click “install wordpress”, as shown below:
if you see this, you’re golden
Problems Finishing the Installation:
If, instead of the above screen you see an error message that says “could not connect to the database” that means that you likely have a problem with your “wp-config.php” file. Double check that you renamed it correctly, that it was uploaded into the right spot, and that all of the mySQL database info was entered exactly correct. If you find an error, fix it and try to connect again.
In an small percentage of installs, you may have to edit the fifth line of your “wp-config.php” file that says ‘localhost.’ If your completely stuck, call your web hosting technical support and ask if you need to use something else other than ‘localhost’ for your mySQL database hostname.
