1. Introduction to WordPress
PENG, Baolin
Oct. 11, 2018

2. What is WordPress
Free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL
By far the most popular CMS and 66% market share

3. What is CMS
Designed to support the management of the content of Web pages
Web content includes text and embedded graphics, photos, video, audio, maps, and program code (e.g., for applications) that displays content or interacts with the user
Many many website, ,

4. Where to host or install a wordpress instance?
WordPress.com
Free – Signup and get a free website
Ease of use – Beginner-friendly, no technical knowledge required
Security – Hosted on secure servers controlled by Automattic
Maintenance Free – They will keep everything up to date for you
Support Included
Have to pay for using own domain
Limited choice of themes and have to pay to customize them
Limited choice of plugins

5. Host on our own server!
Main topic of this tutorial.

6. Install XAMPP on mac
From osx preview-1.dmg
Start services

7. Install XAMPP on mac
Mount disk
Enable localhost

8. Install XAMPP on mac Visit http://locahost:8080
Success if you see following

9. Download WordPress

10. Copy to apache director
Click explore button
Copy downloaded WordPress to htdocs folder

11. Create database and user account
Open
Create database

12. Continue

13. Install WordPress
Open

14. Install WordPress Fill database information
Use the info you typed when create database and user account

15. Create wp-config.php Copy and past to a txt file
Rename it as wp-config.php
Put it into htdocs/wordpress/ folder
Then run the install

16. Fill your website name Type site tile, username and password
Remember password!
Install wordpress
login!

17. Customize the website

18. Next tutorial
Install plugins to support online shopping.