Thursday, June 14, 2012

Instant WordPress

Instant WordPress: Instant WordPress is a complete standalone, portable WordPress development environment. It turns any Windows machine into a WordPress development server. It will even run from a USB key.

WordPress › Participants Database � WordPress Plugins

WordPress › Participants Database � WordPress Plugins: Build and maintain a fully customizable database of participants or volunteers with signup forms, admin backend, custom lists, and CSV support.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Install WordPress on Your Computer Using WampServer

Install WordPress on Your Computer Using WampServer: Here is what we will cover and do in this WampServer guide:

Download and install WampServer
How to use your local (localhost) web server
Set up WordPress
Set up PHP configuration settings
Manage the local website
Managing the local MySQL database
Syncing your local files with a live server using FTP
Syncing your MySQL database with a live server using MySQL export/import

Installing WordPress � WordPress Codex

Installing WordPress � WordPress Codex: Easy 5 Minute WordPress Installation on Windows

Download, install, and configure WordPress with the Microsoft Web Platform Installer (Web PI). Installation is very easy and takes on average about 5 minutes to complete. For other Windows installers, check this section

Installing WordPress on your own Windows computer | Urban Giraffe

Installing WordPress on your own Windows computer | Urban Giraffe: Installing WordPress on your own Windows computer

We generally become WordPress users to create a blog for everyone to see. This can involve the purchasing of a domain name and web hosting. These we treat as black boxes on which the WordPress software is installed, and everything magically works. This is exactly how it should be.

Although WordPress provides a comprehensive management interface, there are times when it would be better to have our own local copy, running on our own machine. There are several reasons we would want to do this:

A working backup of our online site
A development site to develop plugins and themes without affecting our online site
A testing area to try out hacks and new versions of WordPress without fear of corrupting the live site
A staging area to create and verify posts, before releasing them live