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First Things First

Welcome. WordPress is a very special project to me. Every developer and contributor adds something unique to the mix, and together we create something beautiful that I am proud to be a part of. Thousands of hours have gone into WordPress, and we are dedicated to making it better every day. Thank you for making it part of your world.

— Matt Mullenweg

Installation: Famous 5-minute install

1. Unzip the package in an empty directory and upload everything.
2. Open wp-admin/install.php in your browser. It will take you through the process to set up a wp-config.php file with your database connection details.
   1. If for some reason this does not work, do not worry. It may not work on all web hosts. Open up wp-config-sample.php with a text editor like WordPad or similar and fill in your database connection details.
   2. Save the file as wp-config.php and upload it.
   3. Open wp-admin/install.php in your browser.
3. Once the configuration file is set up, the installer will set up the tables needed for your site. If there is an error, double check your wp-config.php file, and try again.
4. If you did not enter a password, note the password given to you. If you did not provide a username, it will be admin.
5. The installer should then send you to the login page. Sign in with the username and password you chose during the installation.

Updating

Using the Automatic Updater

1. Open wp-admin/update-core.php in your browser and follow the instructions.
2. You wanted more, perhaps? That’s it!

Updating Manually

1. Before you update anything, make sure you have backup copies of any files you may have modified such as index.php.
2. Delete your old WordPress files, saving ones you’ve modified.
3. Upload the new files.
4. Point your browser to /wp-admin/upgrade.php.

Migrating from other systems

WordPress can import from a number of systems. First you need to get WordPress installed and working as described above, before using import tools.

System Requirements

• PHP version 7.4 or greater.
• MySQL version 5.5.5 or greater.

Recommendations

• PHP version 8.3 or greater.
• MySQL version 8.0 or greater OR MariaDB version 10.6 or greater.
• The mod_rewrite Apache module.
• HTTPS support.
• A link to wordpress.org on your site.

Online Resources

If you have any questions that are not addressed in this document, please take advantage of WordPress’ numerous online resources:

HelpHub

HelpHub is the encyclopedia of all things WordPress. It is the most comprehensive source of information for WordPress available.

The WordPress Blog

This is where you’ll find the latest updates and news related to WordPress.

WordPress Planet

The WordPress Planet is a news aggregator that brings together posts from WordPress blogs around the web.

WordPress Support Forums

If you’ve looked everywhere and still cannot find an answer, the support forums are very active and have a large community ready to help.

Final Notes

• If you have any suggestions, ideas, or comments, or if you found a bug, join the Support Forums.
• WordPress has a robust plugin API that makes extending the code easy.

Share the Love

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License

WordPress is free software, and is released under the terms of the GPL version 2 or any later version.