How to Install WordPress On Debian Etch

Complete the following the steps:

1. # apt-get install mysql
2. # apt-get install apache2
3. # apt-get install php5
4. # apt-get install wordpress
5. # mysql -u root
6. mysql> CREATE DATABASE wordpress
7. mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO wordpress@localhost
   IDENTIFIED BY ‘wordpresspassword’ WITH GRANT OPTION;
8. mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
9. #mv wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php
10. Edit wp-config.php to enter the correct setting:

    // ** MySQL settings ** //
    define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress');
    define('DB_USER', 'wordpress');
    define('DB_PASSWORD', 'wordpresspassword');
    define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

11. Add to /etc/apache2/sites-available/default:

    Alias /blog "/usr/share/wordpress/"
    <Directory "/usr/share/wordpress/">
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride Limit Options FileInfo
    DirectoryIndex index.php
    </Directory>

12. #/etc/init.d/apache2 restart
13. Goto: http://localhost/blog/wp-admin/install.php
14. Follow the instruction to create a login
15. Use generated login to log in and start blogging.