New Media Design

Here are the instructions for installing WordPress on your ONID-

Mac Instructions

1)    Go to WordPress.org

2)    Download latest .zip file and extract to a folder on your computer

3)    Open Dreamweaver

4)    Go to Site > New Site

5)    Go to the Advanced tab

6)    Find your local folder

7)    Find your local WordPress folder as your local root folder

8)    Under HTTP address type http://people.oregonstate.edu/~youronid/

9)    Under the Remote Info category, set access to FTP

10) For FTP host enter “shell.onid.oregonstate.edu”

11) For Host directory enter public_html

12) Enter your ONID and password.

13) Check “Use Secure FTP”

14) Go to Window > Files

15) Open the wp-config-sample.php file in Dreamweaver

16) Go to the ONID Website and log in: people.oregonstate.edu

17) Click “Web Database”

18) Find you database Hostname, Database Name, Username and Password.

19) In Dreamweaver, paste this information into the correct spots on the wp-config-sample.php file in lines 19, 22, 25 and 28

20) Rename wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php

21) In the Files window in Dreamweaver, select all of the WordPress files and click the up arrow or “put”

22) Browse to your new blog: people.oregonstate.edu/~youronid/ and follow the steps to launch your blog. Be sure to copy the auto-generated password

23) Change your auto-generated password to something you will remember.