Note
The current Rowdy academic computing environment only supports Wordpress Version 2.9.2 or earlier. Wordpress Version 3+ will not function on the Rowdy academic computing environment.
Wordpress on Rowdy Implementation Step-by-Step
Follow the instruction for installing Wordpress on Rowdy:
| Step 1. | Request a wordpress database instance for your account. The ETC will contact you with the database instance name and password. |
| Step 2. | Download Wordpress Version 2.9.2 from http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/ |
| Step 3. | Next, you will need to connect to Rowdy using an FTP client such as FileZilla. |
| Step 4. | Then upload the Wordpress file to your public_html directory. |
| Step 5. | Next, connect to Rowdy using an SSH client such as Putty. |
| Step 6. | In the SSH client, navigate to the public_html directory by issuing the following command: cd public_html |
| Step 7. | Next you will need to extract your Wordpress file by issuing the following command: tar -xzvf latest.tar.gz Note: You may need to replace latest with the actual name of your Wordpress file if it is different; ex: wordpress-2.3.1 |
| Step 8. | Next you will need to issue the pwd command to determine your directorie’s file path. You will need this path for Step 9. |
| Step 9. | Next, you will need to issue the following three commands: setfacl -R -m mask::r-x /?/??/username/ setfacl -R -m default:user::rwx /?/??/username/ setfacl -R -m user:apache:rwx /?/??/username/ |
| Step 10. | Next, you will need to configure Wordpress by opening a Web browser and visiting http://rowdy.mscd.edu/~username/wordpress Note: You will need to replace username with your MetroConnect username. |
| Step 11. |
Now you will follow the on-screen instructions and enter the following information. |
Congratulations!
