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| From | Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.php |
| Subject | Re: How to locally install Wordpress, Ubuntu 8.10 , XAMPP already installed. |
| Date | 2014-01-17 09:35 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <lbbf3a$bms$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <75ff69c3-452d-48b3-be47-734df42937c8@googlegroups.com> <bjruq3F5lm8U1@mid.individual.net> |
On 1/17/2014 12:53 AM, J.O. Aho wrote: > On 17/01/14 01:21, irishhacker@gmail.com wrote: >> Is it pretty easy to install locally Wordpress on a somewhat old >> Ubuntu (8.10), without disrupting the version of XAMMP that is already >> in place? >> I want to practice using Wordpress, and also I want to study the >> internals, the PHP source code, to help learn how to develop. >> >> There are hundreds of examples of free php source codes out there, but >> the quality is going to vary hugely, so without knowing anything about >> the web site the source code example is supposed to support, it's hard >> to assess quickly which examples are of value. >> >> Some have suggested learning by looking at the internals of a CMS >> (mostly PHP). And Wordpress is probably easier to start with than >> Drupal. (although I am looking at Drupal books). >> >> By the way, some of the resources I gathered to learn how to install >> Xamp last December was from Q&A at this user group, you were very >> helpful a month ago, so thanks for that. I did get the experience last >> month that some members at comp.lang.php are very helpful. >> >> Robert >> > Use "sudo do-release-upgrade" to upgrade your ubuntu to the latest version. > After that it should just be "sudo apt-get install wordpress", it's like > when you install any other programs in ubuntu, you use apt-get. > > Don't forget to make backup before you start upgrading. > Bad advice. Depending on the hardware he's using, he may end up with an unusable system. Better is the suggestion for him to ask in a Wordpress newsgroup. -- ================== Remove the "x" from my email address Jerry Stuckle jstucklex@attglobal.net ==================
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How to locally install Wordpress, Ubuntu 8.10 , XAMPP already installed. irishhacker@gmail.com - 2014-01-16 16:21 -0800
Re: How to locally install Wordpress, Ubuntu 8.10 , XAMPP already installed. Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-01-17 00:36 +0000
Re: How to locally install Wordpress, Ubuntu 8.10 , XAMPP already installed. "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2014-01-17 06:53 +0100
Re: How to locally install Wordpress, Ubuntu 8.10 , XAMPP already installed. Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-01-17 09:35 -0500
Re: How to locally install Wordpress, Ubuntu 8.10 , XAMPP already installed. "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2014-01-17 18:11 +0100
Re: How to locally install Wordpress, Ubuntu 8.10 , XAMPP already installed. Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-01-17 11:31 +0100
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