How to Install WordPress – WP101 WordPress Tutorial Series
This video will guide you through the steps needed to install the WordPress content management system on your own domain or web server.
The five steps to install WordPress…
1. First, we’ll download the latest version of WordPress from WordPress.org.
2. Then, we’ll upload those files to our web server, using FTP.
3. Third, we’ll create a MySQL database and user for WordPress.
4. Then, we’ll need to configure WordPress to connect to our newly-created database,
5. And last, complete the installation and setup our new website.
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