Make Money Online

It seems that you have been inspired by the article written be my on blogging which guides and helps to make money online simple by blogging about your interest that too in part time. Blogging is not a tough job, and as said earlier these days it doesn’t even require expertise knowledge of html and php language. The popular blogging software named ‘Wordpress‘ is all you need. The most interesting part is that it is free to use for personal as well as commercial purposes.

As I said in my main article about blogging, I will be adding all required guides, tutorials and tips about wordpress and other blogging software that will surely help you become an expert webmaster.

What is Wordpress?

WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.

In this article we will be discussing the entire installation process of Wordpress blogging software from start to end. If you are  a newbie or a beginner then you will find it very useful. You just need to follow the simple steps that I will provide get your own wordpress blog ready!

Before we start installing wordpress you need your domain name, your hosting account, FTP accounts and other necessary software’s ready. If you do not already have the required domain and hosting then follow the procedure below to get one.

Get a Domain Name for your blog-

You must have a domain name for your blog. It can be free (something like co.cc or other sub-domain) or paid but paid ones are recommend. Give your domain a name that would be related to your content. For example if you would be blogging about Music then musicxxx.com looks more appropriate then abc.com and other domains without necessary keywords. To register your domain my personal recommendation would be http://www.name.com but it’s up to you where you register. It dosen’t cost much but still if you don’t want a paid domain name you can get one sub-domain for free at http://co.cc .

Hosting account-

You must have a hosting account where you will be uploading all the files and installing Wordpress and other database files. In beginning shared hosting is recommended which is cheap and do well for blogs with less traffic. You can upgrade later if you start getting plenty of daily traffic. I use Hostgator and would always recommend other to use it as It works fast and 99%+ uptime. It costs 6-12$ a month at hostgator according to the plan and contract terms you specify. There are many cheap alternatives which can be founded by searching at google but they won’t be proving the quality service. Register your hosting account at http://www.hostgator.com . Veryfy that your hosting supports the following-

* PHP version 4.2 or greater
* MySQL version version 4.0 or greater
* The Apache mod_rewrite module

FTP Client-

It is a software which is required to upload the files to your hosting account. We will need to to upload the wordpress files online. There is no need to spend money on this as there are plenty of open source (i.e. free) FTP Clients available which can be downloaded. Profits-Online.com recommends http://www.filezilla.com .

Once you get the above thing ready you can proceed forward for the installation of the wordpress blog.

Steps for proper installation of your wordpress blog-

1. Download Wordpress:

   Download the wordpress blogging software from the Wordpress Website. Please do not go to http://www.wordpress.com as it is different thing. Wordpress software can be downloaded at http://wordpress.org/download/ . Save the ZIP Folder on your computer and extract once the download completes. Proceed to next step.

2. Setup your database:

   

   Wordpress needs to use Database to save all the posts, comments and other necessary information. Most hosts already have database ready. If you don’t have you can go to your hosting and setup one for wordpress using phpMyAdmin or MySQL Client. It would be better if you have one separate database for wordpress. If you don’t know how to install the database you can get help by using the Live Chat Feature that most of the hosts provide for free these days.

   

   You need to get the following information-

   • Databse Name
   • Database Username
   • Database Password
   • Database Host
3. Configuring Wordpress:

   
   Once you have set up the database you need to put it’s information in Wordpress Configuration File to match the Wordpress installation with proper MySQL database. Open the Wordpress Directory that you downloaded and extracted. Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php. Open wp-config.php with simple text editor like Notepad or Wordpad. It looks something like this-

   // ** MySQL settings ** //
define('DB_NAME', 'putyourdbnamehere'); // The name of the database
define('DB_USER', 'usernamehere'); // Your MySQL username
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'yourpasswordhere'); // ...and password
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
define('DB_COLLATE', '');
// Change SECRET_KEY to a unique phrase. You won't have to remember it later,
// so make it long and complicated. You can visit https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm
// to get a phrase generated for you, or just make something up.
define('SECRET_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); // Change this to a unique phrase.


   Edit the file as follows-

   DB_NAME
   define(’DB_NAME’, ‘putyourdbnamehere‘); // The name of the database
   The name of the database you created for WordPress in Step 2 .
   DB_USER
   define(’DB_USER’, ‘usernamehere‘); // Your MySQL username
   The username you created for WordPress in Step 2.
   DB_PASSWORD
   define(’DB_PASSWORD’, ‘yourpasswordhere‘); // …and password
   The password you set up for WordPress in Step 2.
   DB_HOST
   define(’DB_HOST’, ‘localhost‘); // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value
   The hostname you determined in Step 2 (usually localhost, but some hosts have different value)
   SECRET_KEY
   define(’SECRET_KEY’, ‘put your unique phrase here‘); // Change this to a unique phrase.
   

   As the file says add some unique phrase to it. This option in not present in new Wordpress configuration files.

   Once edited properly save the file. Now you are done with wordpress configuration. Proceed to next step.

4. Uploading the files:

   This is an easy step. You need to upload the files from Wordpress directory to your web server. We will be using Filezilla or any other FTP Client to accomplish this task.
   
   
   Follow the steps below to upload the files in proper manner-

   • Select all the files inside the wordpress directory including the configuration file.
   • Open your FTP account using FileZilla and browse to public_html/ directory or other where you would like wordpress to be installed.
     

     Note- If you want more then one wordpress blog to be installed then upload the full wordpress directory and rename it anything related to your blog.

   • Upload all the files by dragging the selected files as in step 1 to the public_html/ folder or your web server.

   

   Wait for the upload to finish. Once done proceed to next step.

5. Pointing your domain to correct directory:

   

   If you uploaded your files to public_html/ and you are installing your blog in that directory then you can skip this step. Else if you have uploaded your blog files to any other directory (take public_html/wordpress/ ) then you should point your domain to correct sub-directory.

   

   You can do this with the help of your domain pointing manager in your hosting account. Point your domain to correct directory (whatever you named it).

6. Installing Wordpress:
   Let us now start with the install process. Open the following URL in your internet browser- http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/install.php
   Replace yourdomain.com/ with your domain or full address to copied files.

   

   A new page opens. Here you can see the required information *Blog Title ; *You E-Mail . Enter the information. You can see an option to include your blog in search engine index that is do you want to make your blog appear in Google and other search engines. Choice it up to you. Then Click
   Install Wordpress.

   

   It should take a few seconds and then a new page will open in same window. In this page you will see your username (mostly admin) and random generated password (complex nos). Copy the password in clipboard or a text document and proceed to next step by clicking ‘Log in’ .

   

   A new page will open where you can login to your brand new wordpress blog. Enter your username (admin) and paste the password that you copied in previous step and then click ‘Log In’.

   
   
    
   

   Waahoo! You Wordpress blog is successfully installed.

   
   

7. Change Your Password:

   You can change you password by click on your username at the top of the dashboard in the top bar. Click on admin and Scroll down to see the area where you can enter your new password. You password will be e-mailed to you.

   

Wordpress Installation Completed

The wordpress has been successfully installed. If you fail to do so you can leave a comment and I will get back to you. I will help in any way I will be able to.

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