Build WordPress website on a CentOS 6.5 server.

Joy

Hello Everyone i have a task to build a website using WordPress on a Centos Server.
I am Excited to explore and to learn this new things.I don't have experience in working this project yet.
Would love to hear your ideas on how to get started.

Thanks

Dashrender

I built a mediawiki server on CentOS a few weeks ago - and the boss isn't to thrilled with the wiki look. I'll probably be installing Apache soon and trying again.

As for installing CentOS, it's almost exactly like installing Windows, insert the disk, or in the case of a VM, attach the ISO to the VM, boot and follow the prompts.

scottalanmiller

@Dashrender said:

I built a mediawiki server on CentOS a few weeks ago - and the boss isn't to thrilled with the wiki look. ** I'll probably be installing Apache soon and trying again.**

What did you use instead of Apache the first time?

scottalanmiller

@Dashrender said:

I built a mediawiki server on CentOS a few weeks ago - and the boss isn't to thrilled with the wiki look.

What is he expecting? It looks exactly like WikiPedia because that's what code it is. You add themes or design your own to make it look different. Wikis are generally very ugly (Sharepoint being an obvious exception.) You can make them look nice (ish) but that's a ton more work than just installing. Installing again won't change the look

Start Here: https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress

Dashrender

@scottalanmiller said:

@Dashrender said:

I built a mediawiki server on CentOS a few weeks ago - and the boss isn't to thrilled with the wiki look.

What is he expecting? It looks exactly like WikiPedia because that's what code it is. You add themes or design your own to make it look different. Wikis are generally very ugly (Sharepoint being an obvious exception.) You can make them look nice (ish) but that's a ton more work than just installing. Installing again won't change the look

Her request was - I want an intranet to put policies and procedures and other notices on. And I want a homepage where I can put announcements on it.

I figured a wiki was the easiest thing to edit on a regular basis.

Dashrender

@scottalanmiller said:

@Dashrender said:

I built a mediawiki server on CentOS a few weeks ago - and the boss isn't to thrilled with the wiki look. ** I'll probably be installing Apache soon and trying again.**

What did you use instead of Apache the first time?

I have to guess by your answer Apache - but I didn't install it intentionally. Either it was auto installed, or MediaWiki installed it during it's setup.

scottalanmiller

@Dashrender said:

Her request was - I want an intranet to put policies and procedures and other notices on. And I want a homepage where I can put announcements on it.

I figured a wiki was the easiest thing to edit on a regular basis.

You are correct that that is the easiest to edit and if she wants just text without looking nice, MediaWiki will do that. But if you want it to look nice and be friendly for end users, MediaWiki is probably not the tool of choice.

Do they not have Windows servers? If they do, Sharepoint is, without a doubt, the best answer.

scottalanmiller

@Dashrender said:

@scottalanmiller said:

What did you use instead of Apache the first time?

I have to guess by your answer Apache - but I didn't install it intentionally. Either it was auto installed, or MediaWiki installed it during it's setup.

It's not installed by default in CentOS but if you do "yum install mediawiki" them it installs all requirements, that's the magic of Linux. So Apache, PHP, MySQL and other components are all downloaded and installed automatically because MediaWiki needs them.

Dashrender

@scottalanmiller said:

@Dashrender said:

Her request was - I want an intranet to put policies and procedures and other notices on. And I want a homepage where I can put announcements on it.

I figured a wiki was the easiest thing to edit on a regular basis.

You are correct that that is the easiest to edit and if she wants just text without looking nice, MediaWiki will do that. But if you want it to look nice and be friendly for end users, MediaWiki is probably not the tool of choice.

Do they not have Windows servers? If they do, Sharepoint is, without a doubt, the best answer.

I think you know that we have Windows servers -
on a side note, I went with a Linux option for three reasons; 1-separation of duties which leads to, 2-licensing costs and 3-it gives me a Linux server to learn how to take care of.

Dashrender

@scottalanmiller said:

@Dashrender said:

@scottalanmiller said:

What did you use instead of Apache the first time?

I have to guess by your answer Apache - but I didn't install it intentionally. Either it was auto installed, or MediaWiki installed it during it's setup.

It's not installed by default in CentOS but if you do "yum install mediawiki" them it installs all requirements, that's the magic of Linux. So Apache, PHP, MySQL and other components are all downloaded and installed automatically because MediaWiki needs them.

Well that explains it.

scottalanmiller

@Dashrender said:

Well that explains it.

One of the many reasons that Linux is vastly easier to use, generally, than Windows. It is only familiarity that makes Windows seem easy. If you are familiar with both, Windows is ridiculously difficult and convoluted (but not as bad as a Mac.) Linux is just so graceful and simple.

Joy

I find this helpful instruction. Thought i will post it here so that one day if a newbie to (linux like me) can use this also.
http://code.tutsplus.com/articles/download-and-install-wordpress-via-the-shell-over-ssh--wp-24403
Everyone have you tried this before?

technobabble

Joyfano,

Are you trying to host WordPress or just demo it in house?

If demoing in house, you should get xammp, http://www.apachefriends.org/index.html or wammp.

I don't use either. We have our own webserver in a hosting datacenter. I just create a new folder and block access to it and upload WordPress and start our design and mods.

Joy

@technobabble said:

Joyfano,

Are you trying to host WordPress or just demo it in house?

If demoing in house, you should get xammp, http://www.apachefriends.org/index.html or wammp.

I don't use either. We have our own webserver in a hosting datacenter. I just create a new folder and block access to it and upload WordPress and start our design and mods.

Thank you for your reply. I am trying to host WordPress.
I already download Wordpress but i cannot find where it goes.
Ok I am installing it "No GUI"

Joy

Yes Finally i Am done installing my very first "MySQL database"
I can't believe it. I did it without GUI.

Joy

Ok so i am now installing WordPress and stuck here in Step No.3
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Step_3:_Set_up_wp-config.php

scottalanmiller

@Joyfano said:

Ok so i am now installing WordPress and stuck here in Step No.3
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Step_3:_Set_up_wp-config.php

Stuck in what way?

Joy

@scottalanmiller said:

@Joyfano said:

Ok so i am now installing WordPress and stuck here in Step No.3
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Step_3:_Set_up_wp-config.php

Stuck in what way?

renaming the file wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php,

Joy

@Joyfano said:

@scottalanmiller said:

@Joyfano said:

Ok so i am now installing WordPress and stuck here in Step No.3
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Step_3:_Set_up_wp-config.php

Stuck in what way?

renaming the file wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php,