In this module you'll learn how to install web scripts.
First, listen to the intro audio.
Next, here are videos going through general steps of installing scripts:
First, listen to the intro audio.
Next, here are videos going through general steps of installing scripts:
- Downloading and unzipping
- Uploading using FTP
- Setting up the database
- Modifying the config file
- Finishing the installation
I could tell you exactly how to do each step, but it has already been done by lots of others.
Here's the best tutorial out there:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
I suggest you install Wordpress as an initial step for learning to install scripts.
As a final bit of this module, I want to show you what Fantastico is. Lots of the most popular scripts can be automatically installed with a program called Fantastico inside your hosting account. Watch this video about using Fantastico.
