Getting Started : The installation

Ahmed Mohamed Massoud3rd year ­ Information Technology Dep. 

Agenda

● What is a blog ?

● Blog Content

● What is a CMS ?

● Wordpress as a blogging system

● Why wordpress ??!

● Blog Examples

● How to get wordpress blog ?➢ Having an account on wordpress (video)➢ Installing wordpress on your localhost ➢ Installing wordpress using cPanel (video)

Blog Content

● What's Blog ?➢ Abbreviation for ” weblog ”➢ Frequently updated websites➢ Many blogs focus on a particular topic➢ Featuring comments and links to another websites

● Blog Types● Personal● Technical● Photoblog● Vlog● ...etc

Blog Content

● Blog Content➢ Posts➢ Comments➢ Archives➢ Categories➢ Tags➢ Blogrolls➢ Feeds

Blog Content

Blog Content

CMS

● CMS : Abbreviation for ”Content Management System”.

● A system that allows users to manage their own website

● CMS Examples :● Forums ● Wikis● Blogging Systems

Word Press

● Powerfull blogging system

● Developed by Matt Mullenweg

● Licensed under the GPL

● Developed using PHP and MySQL

● 2001 : start of development

● 2003 : used by fewer users than you count on your fingers

● 2005 : +900,000 downloads

● 2006 : 1,545,703 downloads

● 2007 : 3,816,965 downloads

why wordpress ?

● Open Source● Easy to use● Easy to manage● Availability to manage your theme● Availability to add plugins● It's not just a blogging system

why wordpress ?

Blog Examples 1

Blog Examples 2

How to get WordPress Account

● www.wordpress.com● Click on “Sign Up Now !” link● Fill the registration form● Choose your blog domain● Check your Email and click on the

activation link● Congratulations !! You got your wordpress

blog

Localhost Installation

● Download the latest wordpress version● Extract the downloaded file● Copy the extracted file to your localhost● Create an empty database● Type your local domain on your browser● Use the wizard and install easily

Session MindMap

Questions ?

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