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GWalton55
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June 11, 2011
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Why is the last part of the Word Press install not working?

  • June 11, 2011
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I am installing Word Press to work in Dreamweaver. I have installed MAMP and everything is working fine, I assume. The location of the files are /applications/MAMP/htdocs/wp-content/themes/twentyten.

I have installed PHP/MySql on my machine and have set up the wordpress database as instructed. The last part of the process has me bogged down. In following step one of the process, I get a blank screen. Here's the url: http://localhost/wp-admin/install.php and the instructions to complete the process.

  1. With the WordPress files copied to the correct location in the htdocs folder, the web server installed, and a database created, open a browser and browse to http://localhost/wp-admin/install.php.
  2. A screen telling you to create a configuration file will appear. Click the Create a Configuration File button.
  3. Click the Let’s Go button to go to a page that allows you to enter your database information.
  4. Type your database name, wordpress.
  5. Type your MySQL user name and password (usually the user name and password are both admin, unless you changed them in the database).
  6. For the Database Host type localhost.
  7. Click Submit
Can anyone help?
Thank for your help,
GWalton55
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The Un-dr.
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June 12, 2011

I'm stuck installing virtualhosts in DW and using Wordpress templates, but I may be a few steps further than you are, so I'll try to help. I'm also using Windows, so who knows?

I'm assuming you are not using a virtual host, just a local host; therefore, I went to the section that has instructions for the steps you are on in David Powers' "Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 with PHP: Training from the Source" and right after he has you launch the browser and open "wordpress/wp-admin/install.php" in "your [site name here] site." He goes on to write:

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     The URL depends on how you set up your testing environment:

  • Virutal host: http://[site name here]/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php
  • Localhost: http://localhost/[site name here]/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php

NOTE: if you are using the MAMP default ports on a Mac, add :8888 after [site name here] for a virual host, or after a localhost.

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So perhaps that's what you're missing, I really don't know.

Good luck!

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