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Installing WordPress on Windows platform is a pain
Never thought i would say this, but at this very moment i cherish Linux and hate Windows.
Why? Because it is such a pain to install WordPress if you’re on a Windows platform.
For many hours i tried figuring out why on earth i can’t seem to get to the install.php and follow through the WP activation. What was i doing wrong? Nothing.
It was all by the book and it is not my first WP install…but all my others were on Linux.
Then I looked this up and all i got was more pain.
I am trying to help a friend, who really deserves to have a beautiful website and i want to run that on WP, but so far i only had troubles helping.
Right now i am waiting for a reply from his host, but if any of you could give me a hand with this or just a thought, i would very much appreciate it.
If any of you managed to install it on windows without checking with your host, please share and thanks in advance for that.
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August 14, 2009 - 10:21 AM
Is not terrible if used as OS, but for hosting is great.
August 14, 2009 - 10:21 AM
Is not terrible if used as OS, but for hosting is great.
August 14, 2009 - 2:21 AM
Is not terrible if used as OS, but for hosting is great.
August 13, 2009 - 10:19 PM
Well, one thing I always knew was that Linux is excellent for hosting and terrible otherwise!
August 13, 2009 - 6:16 PM
The host uses MySql.
What i noticed is that they have a tool to install WordPress and other CMS software, but it comes with Unix, so i am stuck now.
Thanks a lot for your answer.
August 13, 2009 - 4:36 PM
Usually they need to specify a FQDN host for mysql at the host platform, what usually is explained in a panel. is the Windows host using MySQL or MSSql ?
August 13, 2009 - 2:19 PM
Well, one thing I always knew was that Linux is excellent for hosting and terrible otherwise!
August 13, 2009 - 10:16 AM
The host uses MySql.
What i noticed is that they have a tool to install WordPress and other CMS software, but it comes with Unix, so i am stuck now.
Thanks a lot for your answer.
August 13, 2009 - 9:52 AM
Hey,
Thanks for answering. I am not trying to install it on a computer, but on a website hosted on a Windows server.
August 13, 2009 - 8:36 AM
Usually they need to specify a FQDN host for mysql at the host platform, what usually is explained in a panel. is the Windows host using MySQL or MSSql ?
August 13, 2009 - 7:50 AM
I have a wordpress nicely running ontop of Windows XP published only in an intranet environment. Talking about installation procedures for wordpress, it is a simple step as easy as 1-2-3.
First, I installed XAMPP, then installed WP, then configured MYSQL for WP.
Alas! i have no problem until now.
August 12, 2009 - 11:50 PM
I have a wordpress nicely running ontop of Windows XP published only in an intranet environment. Talking about installation procedures for wordpress, it is a simple step as easy as 1-2-3.
First, I installed XAMPP, then installed WP, then configured MYSQL for WP.
Alas! i have no problem until now.