WordPress MU
October 17th, 2009 by Keith from shrewdies | Filed under Foundation.Actually, I can see immediately that perfection falls short by lacking a screenshot.
So I’ve added one.
WordPress MU Installation
There are still no Fantastico or Simple Scripts that I am aware of to install automatically, so you have to copy the files to your server, then fill in the form shown above (with your own details, of course).
The choice of sub-domains or sub-directories defaults to the correct choice. I cannot think of a reason why you would want subdirectories, but this would make an interesting topic for discussion in the WordPress MU Installation Forum, if you think you need sub-directories.
The manual install routine is still extremely simple, but as with most things, there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. The wrong way is to leap in without planning. The right way is to follow these simple steps.
- Prepare your web server – a clean root directory, or create a sub-directory to run WordPress MU from. The choice will be obvious from your site plan, and if you do not have one, stop now.
- Copy the downloaded WPMU installation to your web server.
- Prepare a database and an admin user with full privileges, and keep a browser window open with the database and username on view. Better still, copy them into your site plan.
- In a new browser window, go to your website root or the directory you used in step 1.
- Fill in the details on the form, using copy and paste for your database and user name.
- Note the admin password on the confirmation screen – it’s a good idea to change it immediately to something you can remember.
Note that there is now no need to change the permissions of the root and wp-content directories, though the confirmation screen still warns you to change them back.
I’ll keep you informed of other differences between standard and multi-user versions, as I continue with the foundation, function and formatting stages.
A final note about naming. The multi-user version is now called WordPress µ – that Greek letter being pronounced mew. On this site, I tend to refer mostly to WordPress MU, as that seems to be the most common usage. WordPress Multi User, WPMU, and occasionally WordPress Multiuser are also used, and they all mean the same thing.
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