Wordpress and unix installation

do I need to have a database (mysql)?

regards,
ak

If you have existing MySQL database - reuse it and make standby setup.
In all other cases you need to install MySQL
You need to add PHP module to existing Apache or new Apache.
After that follow wordpress guides to populate and connect database and to enable extra modules in php.ini

Their guide really gives general info about all components used.

Hello,


>>If you have existing MySQL database - reuse it and make standby setup.

Ok, I guess I have to give you guys more details. I'm going to upload/install wordpress on a UNIX server which I don't have admin/root access. All I can do it installing under /dir1/dir2/myAccount

their IT dept. is going to give me PHP access and also MySQL but since so far I have been using my own server I'm not sure how that would go. so please answer me with the knowledge that I will be using a remote server which I only have access to my own home. That path will be the location that I will create my pages using wordpress.

1) if they create a database and give me access to php can I still use wordpress for my pages?
2) what things should I ask them to consider or add?
3) will wordpress properly this way?

Regards
ak

1) Yes - what they give describes requirements of wordpress. You can compare phpinfo() to find some potential problem.
2) PHP modules if any
3) Yes - it will work outside server root just like any other PHP page.

Hello again,

So far I have uploaded onto the testing directory and as it shows nobody has access to the files.
1)  what should I do? should I use chown?
2) what should be the access level to these files?
3) how about files in sub-dirs?





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