Comments on: Installing WordPress to Your Server http://www.sccc.premiumdw.com Seattle Central Community College Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:25:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike Sinkula http://www.sccc.premiumdw.com/itc298/installing-wordpress-to-your-server/#comment-437 Mike Sinkula Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:55:03 +0000 http://www.premiumdw.com/SCCC/?page_id=2251#comment-437 Wordpress's index.php and .htaccess files should be together in the directory indicated by the Blog address (URI) setting on your General Options page. Since the name of the file begins with a dot, the file may not be visible through an FTP client unless you change the preferences of the FTP tool to show all files, including the hidden files. Some hosts (e.g. Godaddy) may not show or allow you to edit .htaccess if you install WordPress through the Godaddy Hosting Connection installation. http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Where.27s_my_.htaccess_file.3F WordPress’s index.php and .htaccess files should be together in the directory indicated by the Blog address (URI) setting on your General Options page. Since the name of the file begins with a dot, the file may not be visible through an FTP client unless you change the preferences of the FTP tool to show all files, including the hidden files. Some hosts (e.g. Godaddy) may not show or allow you to edit .htaccess if you install WordPress through the Godaddy Hosting Connection installation.

http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Where.27s_my_.htaccess_file.3F

]]> By: Deb http://www.sccc.premiumdw.com/itc298/installing-wordpress-to-your-server/#comment-436 Deb Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:02:32 +0000 http://www.premiumdw.com/SCCC/?page_id=2251#comment-436 If you change your permalinks, you may be informend ever so politely (aka snarky, but gotta love it) by Wordpress that you need to update your .htacess file because it's not writable. Unfortunately the .htaccess file was "hidden" so I wasn't able to find it. This was because my site is hosted by GoDaddy, and because my computer was hiding them too... But I figured it out... I have a linux hosting account with GoDaddy, and they don't automatically let people see the .htaccess file. To fix that, I went into my hosting account at GoDaddy and under hosting control center > settings > file extensions, I added .htaccess as an extension readable by PHP5x, that "enabled it" or un-hided it. (love my grammer - for all you pedantics) Then, I had to enable my computer to let me see the files once I had access to them. On the MAC I used command line, but if you install "secrets" you will then have the option in your finder to tell your Mac to show your hidden files. (along with all sort of other really cool s**t) Here's the link to secrets: http://secrets.blacktree.com/ Here's the link to where I found the tips on showing hidden file on my mac: http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2008/04/show-hidden-files.html good luck Deb If you change your permalinks, you may be informend ever so politely (aka snarky, but gotta love it) by WordPress that you need to update your .htacess file because it’s not writable.

Unfortunately the .htaccess file was “hidden” so I wasn’t able to find it. This was because my site is hosted by GoDaddy, and because my computer was hiding them too… But I figured it out…

I have a linux hosting account with GoDaddy, and they don’t automatically let people see the .htaccess file. To fix that, I went into my hosting account at GoDaddy and under hosting control center > settings > file extensions, I added .htaccess as an extension readable by PHP5x, that “enabled it” or un-hided it. (love my grammer – for all you pedantics)

Then, I had to enable my computer to let me see the files once I had access to them. On the MAC I used command line, but if you install “secrets” you will then have the option in your finder to tell your Mac to show your hidden files. (along with all sort of other really cool s**t) Here’s the link to secrets:
http://secrets.blacktree.com/
Here’s the link to where I found the tips on showing hidden file on my mac:
http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2008/04/show-hidden-files.html

good luck
Deb

]]> By: Mike Sinkula http://www.sccc.premiumdw.com/itc298/installing-wordpress-to-your-server/#comment-434 Mike Sinkula Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:54:46 +0000 http://www.premiumdw.com/SCCC/?page_id=2251#comment-434 You may need to get a Gravatar: http://en.gravatar.com/ You may need to get a Gravatar: http://en.gravatar.com/

]]> By: Raven http://www.sccc.premiumdw.com/itc298/installing-wordpress-to-your-server/#comment-435 Raven Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:13:34 +0000 http://www.premiumdw.com/SCCC/?page_id=2251#comment-435 You may need to update the tutorial to include adding the security keys. I think this feature is fairly new. http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Security_Keys You may need to update the tutorial to include adding the security keys. I think this feature is fairly new.

http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Security_Keys

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