Video 4 - How To Install WordPress

I really love your tutorials but I have come upon a problem.
Rather than using Host Gator, I used Bluehost and everything was okay, until…
After successfully uploading the wordpress folder content onto the public_html folder in the server, I went to the address you told me to “[yourdomainname].com/wp-admin/install.php”. But it gave me a 403 forbidden error!
So now i can’t access my own site!!
Can you please help me and explain what I should do? Thank you so much.
ASAP please.

Regards,
Joo

Thank you so much for your advice. I love how accessible this site is. I don’t think i can change my web host because it is too expensive. But I”ll try asking Joel from blogtechguy. Thanks again.

Hi Gideon,

Just want to let you know that the problem described above was solved by my hosting provider. In fact it had nothing to do with Wordpress but with restricted rights in some directories of the server. It was very fast fixed and now I am enjoying Wordpress.

Your video’s were very helpful to make a kickstart. Thank you!

Mario

hi.. you helpeed me the other day I am setting up my blog..love doing it its great! I enjoy your products so much, however when watching the videos why can we not use the forward and backward arrows? I need to use them all of the time.. in fact I accidentally binked of the video in the middle of wathcing it and had to watch the whole thing again, there fore the 5 minute process took an hour.

Just a heads up… keep a truck’n though!

Anita

I have a high speed DSL connection and the latest Flash player, but the streaming on this video is extremely slow! I watched it a few days ago with no problem, but now even waiting for the video to completely download is taking forever. Any ideas?

HI!

I got all the way to the end of the video and then when i clicked on the hello world title i got

http://breslovla.com/2008/12/08/hello-world/

and it says page not found?

Any Ideas!!

THANKS FOR THESE VIDS!

Gideon, there is a problem with this video. I have watched it before without a problem. Now there are streaming problems with it on IE, Firefox and Chrome. I have been unable to watch this video for more than 8 minutes over more than a dozen tries. Too bad, because it’s such an important video in the series.

Overall, the series is outstanding. Great job.

Gideon Shalwick Reply:
December 10th, 2008 at 12:03 pm

Hi Wayne

I’ll give my standard response…

I think it could have something to do with the video sharing service we are using.

But I’ve found a way to fix it…

Do the following:

1. Clean our your internet cache (see instructions here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/using/howto/customizing/clearcache.mspx)
2. Then hit refresh on the page where you were watching the video
3. Then try to watch the video again

This should fix the problem in most cases.

It may also be a good idea to press play to start the video, and then press the pause button a few seconds later. Then wait until the whole video has downloaded before you hit the play button again.

Let me know if you have any more problems ok?

Gideon Shalwick

PS: Oh and thanks for the compliment! Much appreciated!

First, there appears to be two versions of video #4. One that does it the long way, and a second one, using the “1 click” method. Maybe they could be renamed 4a and 4b.
Second, how about a video that shows the steps for updating an existing wordpress blog. If not a video, at least some step by step instructions. I currently have ver. 2.3.3. If I update through cpanel, it will take me to 2.7, and I don’t want to do that at this time. Some help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Gideon Shalwick Reply:
December 13th, 2008 at 12:48 pm

Hi Alex

Please DO NOT install Wordpress version 2.7. There’s a very good reason for this. If you’re a member (I know you are a member), you can see why here:

http://becomeablogger.com/premium/help/#2

About upgrading Wordpress - yes we will cover that in later videos.

And finally, you’re only supposed to have seen the 5 minute install video - i will update the one on this blog…

Thanks!

Gideon

HELL0,
I HAVE COMPLETED VIDEO 5 AND REVERTED BACK TO VIDEO 4 TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF WORDPRRESS AND WHEN I TYPE IN THE DOMAIN NAME.COM/WP-ADMIN I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE AN ERROR PAGE STATING 404 NOT FOUND.MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY I HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG!!THANK YOU FOR THE GREATLY ORGANIZED IN DEPTH VIDEOS AND I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

Gideon Shalwick Reply:
January 27th, 2009 at 4:24 pm

Hi Gabriel

Sounds like you need more help than I can provide on this blog.

Are you aware of our Premium service?

As part of our Premium service, we have an active forum where you can ask technical questions like this, and then a team of experienced bloggers can reply to you within around 24 hrs.

To find out more about our Premium service, just visit this link:

http://becomeablogger.com/signup/

All the best!

Gideon Shalwick

I watched this vid and you made it sound so easy and uncomplicated… I have to say - you are such a patient man! I marvelled at how you explained every little bit right down to ‘right click’ etc cos that will really help tech challenged people.

I’m going to do a test site tmrw and if all goes well, will move my real website over by myself and save tons of $ so THANK you in advance!

Will come back and tell you how it goes tmrw. Cheers Mate! Tia

Gideon Shalwick Reply:
January 28th, 2009 at 2:39 pm

Excellent Tia!

Thanks for the nice comments! Much appreciated!

All the best!

Gideon Shalwick

Gideonnnnnnnnnn! Thank you! I’ve uploaded my new WP blog using WP 2.7 (taking the risk, ha!) and will be choosing a template, updating my content etc in the next few days. Will post a link (coachtia.com) when it’s done.

You are awesome. I just signed up for your newsletter too. Rock ON mate. Big hugs xxxx
ps: are you on twitter? I’m @tiasparkles if you care to connect, cheers!

Gideon Shalwick Reply:
January 30th, 2009 at 1:20 pm

Hi Tia

Thanks for your very kind comments!

I’m really glad you are enjoying the videos.

I added you to my friends list on Twitter
Talk soon!

Gideon Shalwick

PS: Just keep in mind, since you’re on 2.7 now, the WP interface on the videos will look a little different for you. But it sounds like you’re pretty much “on to it”, and that you’ll be able to figure it out in any case

I’m trying to get my website up and running with your free videos. I have already signed up for the paid ones and can’t start them until I can get up and running. I’m on video 4 where I put http://www.mysoapbox.us/wp-admin/install.php. Every time I do it I get an error message 404 not found on this server. Can you help me?
Linda

Gideon Shalwick Reply:
February 9th, 2009 at 12:55 pm

Hi Linda

Ok, it could be that you were a bit early in setting things up. It could take up to 72 hrs for your domain name details to propagate through the net, so that could have been the reason.

I’ve just clicked on the link you supplied, and it seems to work fine on my side. Maybe just check it again, and if it works for you too, just go through the steps as directed inside the video.

All the best!

Gideon Shalwick

Hi Gideon,
Like Others, The Video’s Were Helpful To A Point..That Point Being..”Rename
wp-config-sample.php TO wp-config.php” When I Right Clicked sample.php
I Got The Message “Program Not Responding”….In Other Words..There Was NO Way
I Could Re-Name The File!!

I Think There Must Be A “Glitch” In That Wordpress 2-6-3..

I Will Have To PAY Somebody To Install Wordpress For Me I Suppose..Any Takers
Out There? Send Me An E Mail To get200daily@yahoo.com Max

Gideon Shalwick Reply:
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:14 am

Hey Max

The issue that you are describing has nothing to do with WordPress 2.6.3. It sounds more like a problem with either your computer, or the FTP software that you are using.

Have you tried any alternative FTP programs like http://www.coffeecup.com/free-ftp/ for example?

If you get really stuck, I suggest you get in touch with Joel from http://www.blogtechguy.com - he’ll be able to help you out for a reasonable fee.

All the best!

Gideon

Hey again

just letting you know that i worked it out
Thanks again

Gideon!
Let me try to be more succinct in presenting the problem (as I understand it).

I’m in the exact opposite situation from what I was in taking the classes in video at the college. Then, the classes were taught using a Mac, and I had a PC; now, this internet class is taught using PCs and I have a Mac. What I understand we’re trying to do is use FileZilla FTP to transport a wordpress file/program from the desktop of my Mac to a web site run by Hostgator. Supposedly, I have already set up Hostgator with a paid-for web site; set up Wordpress with my account information; and all I have to do is use an already set up FileZilla to transport the Wordpress from my desk top to the Hostgator server.

Where I think the problem arose is that the directions for the set-up tasks were stated in PC terms, resulting in downloads for PC with displays made for PC. But, like Sharon, I had to download the Mac versions of the programs which resulted in slightly different screen displays. The problem seems to have arisen from the fact that subsequent PC instructions called for using some of the differences in the screen displays. (An example is where a down-arrow exists on the PC screen that doesn’t exist on the Mac screen - yet the subsequent instructions call for using the down-arrow to 1) ensure that a change went through and was made, and 2) for later calling up a program.)

While I’m sure that anything that can be done on the PC can also be done on the Mac, but using other key strokes, I have no prevous understanding, experience with, or familiarity with the terminology used by the Wordpress, FileZilla FTP, or Hostgator programs. In addition I did not grow up with computers so I’m experiencing everything with little to no previous knowledge. Thus, when I search the tool bars for alternative ways of accomplishing what I think it is we’re trying to do, and the tool bars don’t incorporate the exact same terminology employed by the video instructions, and I don’t understand the terminology I find on the tool bars: I can’t work my way around the problem. So I am stuck with no way to advance towards my goal.

You may laugh at this, but when your assistant suggested I go to a technical section of the Premium blog, I couldn’t find it, or even get my password changed to find it. In fact, I just yesterday discovered that the bottom of the Become A Blogger videos 1 - 10 page is in fact a comments page in a blog. You may find this humorous too, I was an electro/mechanical designer for years with patented inventions - so I thought of myself as not being technically challenged! I guess the truth can hurt!

But bottom line, I want to understand the technology, not just pay someone else to set it up for me. Do you have any recommendations as to how I might work my way around these problems? thanks -Jim Trice

Gideon Shalwick Reply:
March 13th, 2009 at 2:30 am

Hi Jim

I wrote a response to your previous comment that applies to your above comment as well.

You can read the reply here (just scroll down to the bottom of the page):

http://www.becomeablogger.com/blog/video-5-how-to-upload-files-to-your-web-host-using-ftp/#respond

All I can say is that you need to experiment a little more with these things. I know this may sound a bit silly, especially after everything you’ve tried already, but sometimes this is the best and only way to learn if you want to do it all yourself. Unless of course you can get someone to sit next to you and show you step by step where to click for everything all the time. Obviously I cannot provide this kind of service since I’m on the other side of the world
Perhaps you know someone local to you who could go through the course with you? They may be able to help you out whenever you get stuck like this.

Sorry I can’t help any more than this. But I think I’ve done everything I can, except maybe fly over to your house and help you out in person
All the best Jim, and don’t give up ok? It will all come together fantastically very soon for you. And these issues will seem really small once you get your blog going and running successfully.

All the best!

Gideon Shalwick

Hi,

Two questions:

1) If you want to install more than one WordPress blog on a single HostGator account, should you put the first one in the root directory? (In other words, do you get a “new” root directory for each domain name or only one per HostGator account?)

2) Is it safe yet to use WordPress 2.7 or should I stick to 2.6.3?

Thanks!
Johnny

Gideon Shalwick Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 9:44 pm

Hey Johnny

Two answers :

1. Install your first blog inside the root directory (public_html). And for the other blogs, use the following instructions:

******Instructions Start******

Step 1: Create A New Domain Name

Create a new domain at namecheap.com.

Step 2: Set Up Your Domain Name Servers

You then need to get the nameservers of your new
domain at namecheap to point to your original
hostgator account. You can do this by logging into
namecheap.com, clicking on your new domain and
then, on the left hand side in the menu
navigation, it says ‘Transfer DNS to Webhost’.
Click on that!

It will then bring up a table with some fields and
you need to fill in the top 2 with the nameservers
sent to you by hostgator when you first signed up
with them. It would have arrived in the welcome
email with your account details. It will look
something like this:

ns867.hostgator.com
ns868.hostgator.com

Add these details to the top two spaces and click
on “save details”.

Step 3: Add Your New Domain Name To Hostgator

Then log in to your cpanel of the first domain you
have ie. myfirstdomain.com/cpanel.

Scroll down to the domains section, and click on
“Add On Domains”. Then type in your new domain
name in the “New Domain Name” field. It should be
in the form YourNewDomainName.com.

Then, when you click on on any of the other
fields, they should get automatically filled out
for you. Just keep those entries as they are and
then create a new password.

Once you’re done, click on the “Add Domain”
button.

And that’s it for adding a new domain name to your
Hostgator account.

(Don’t forget that after you’ve purchased a domain
name it takes a little while to propagate so take
this into account if things aren’t showing up. If
you put your new url/domain into your internet
browswer address bar and it brings up a page with
some folders on it - then that’s a sign that
you’re good to go!)

Then, if you want to install a new WordPress blog
on the new domain, you will need to upload all the
files to the new domain folder that was created by
Hostgotar. When you use your FTP program, you will
find it under public_html/YourNewDomainName.

Everything else should be the same for installing
your a WordPress blog onto the new domain name.

******Instructions End******

2. Version 2.7 now appears safe yes, but our videos are still mainly for version 2.6.3. But if you can handle the differences between the versions quite easily, you should be fine
Gideon Shalwick

Hi Gideon,

Thanks for the helpful information and I am happy to know
that I can just wander to an Internet Cafe with little more
than my portable hard drive a usual.

Gideon Shalwick Reply:
June 24th, 2009 at 3:40 pm

Yeah it’s really great nowadays…

All you need is a laptop and an internet connection, and you can run your online business from pretty much anywhere in the world!

It’s great!

Gideon Shalwick
Become A Blogger