How to updated after install? [Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?]

2013-12-06 Thread Rick Thomas

Thanks, Scott.  See my notes interlineated below…


On Dec 5, 2013, at 9:20 PM, Scott Ferguson 
scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com wrote:

 On 06/12/13 13:30, Rick Thomas wrote:
 
 Thanks to all who replied.  I got lots of useful suggestions.
 
 The one that finally got me off the ground is this one…  Somehow I
 missed it in all my googling.
 
 :)
 It didn't exist when you did your Googling. I wrote it *after* reading
 your post.

Wow!  Thanks!  As noted, it was a tremendous help.



 https://wiki.debian.org/WordPress
 
 By *carefully* following *all* the instructions there, I was able to
 get a functioning WordPress v3.6.1 (latest available in the Debian
 Wheezy archives).  I believe this will do the job for the time
 being.
 
 When I get some time I'll try and update the wiki to include
 instructions for installing WordPress for individual users
 (apache2-suexec-custom), and using Nginx instead of Apache (you'll note
 that the WordPress package doesn't automagically install Apache2, that's
 why).

I'm looking forward to seeing and trying that when it arrives.



 There was some recent discussion on the mentors list about recruiting
 new folks to help with maintaining the Debian WordPress packages.  I
 presume we won't see any updates past 3.6.1 until that issue is
 resolved?
 
 Yes, but it won't mean much, the existing package (see further down)
 will still work fine, it'll just require you to update WordPress once
 it's installed to be up-to-date with the latest stable upstream version.
 
 3.6.1 is the version of WordPress *packaged* in the Debian WordPress
 package you installed. It can/should be updated to the latest version of
 WordPress (3.7.1) once installed (login to WordPress and look on the
 WordPress Dashboard).

OK.  I want to try updating: I log into my new wordpress site as admin.  I 
see, in the upper left corner, there is a link labeled updates 2.  There is 
also a double arrow circle icon and the numeral 2.  Both places have the text 
two theme updates.  They both link to 
http://macpro.rcthomas.org/blog/wp-admin/update-core.php;

If I click one of them, I get to a page titled Wordpress Updates that says, 
You have the latest version of WordPress.  The numeral 2 in both places 
does not change.  Should I expect it to become 0 if updates had been 
installed?

Also, it still identifies itself as Wordpress 3.6.1.

Clearly there's something I'm overlooking.   ???



 The most recently baked Debian WordPress package has just been released,
 it includes v3.7.1[*1].  NOTE: *you* don't need it to upgrade to the
 latest version of WordPress.
 
 [*1]http://raphaelhertzog.com/2013/12/01/my-free-software-activities-in-november-2013/
 
 
 If there's anything I can do as a non-developer -- such as, perhaps,
 testing new releases on a quick-turnaround basis with non-x86
 architectures (I have PowerPC and ARM boxes that I can use for
 testing)
 
 Contact Raphael, I'm sure he'd appreciate the offer, and, you don't need
 to be a developer to package.

OK. I will do that.



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Re: How to updated after install? [Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?]

2013-12-06 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 06/12/13 19:27, Rick Thomas wrote:
 
 Thanks, Scott.  See my notes interlineated below…

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback/testing.

 
 
 On Dec 5, 2013, at 9:20 PM, Scott Ferguson
 scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 On 06/12/13 13:30, Rick Thomas wrote:
snipped
 
 
 
 There was some recent discussion on the mentors list about
 recruiting new folks to help with maintaining the Debian
 WordPress packages.  I presume we won't see any updates past
 3.6.1 until that issue is resolved?
 
 Yes, but it won't mean much, the existing package (see further
 down) will still work fine, it'll just require you to update
 WordPress once it's installed to be up-to-date with the latest
 stable upstream version.
 
 3.6.1 is the version of WordPress *packaged* in the Debian
 WordPress package you installed. It can/should be updated to the
 latest version of WordPress (3.7.1) once installed (login to
 WordPress and look on the WordPress Dashboard).
 
 OK.  I want to try updating: I log into my new wordpress site as
 admin.  I see, in the upper left corner, there is a link labeled
 updates 2.  There is also a double arrow circle icon and the
 numeral 2.  Both places have the text two theme updates.  They
 both link to
 http://macpro.rcthomas.org/blog/wp-admin/update-core.php;
 
 If I click one of them, I get to a page titled Wordpress Updates
 that says, You have the latest version of WordPress.  The numeral
 2 in both places does not change.  Should I expect it to become 0
 if updates had been installed?

*If* upgrades have been installed. ;p

The 2 indicated are theme upgrades - upgrade WordPress first (though you
don't need to). You'll find those themes will upgrade when you upgrade
WordPress anyway.

 
 Also, it still identifies itself as Wordpress 3.6.1.
 
 Clearly there's something I'm overlooking.   ???

Semi-stripped Wheezy with WordPress installed per wiki

fresh installation using wordpress_3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u1_all.deb

wordpress3.6.1+dfsg-1~de

grep -v # /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib
deb http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian/ wheezy-updates main non-free
contrib
deb http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian-security/ wheezy/updates main
non-free contrib

package list:-
http://paste.debian.net/69647/

Try this (you'll need ftp configured), let me know how it goes for you:-

1. http://postimg.org/image/z82eo5ggb/
2. http://postimg.org/image/knlbtblhn/
3. http://postimg.org/image/5qcusb897/


Otherwise follow manual upgrade instructions:-
http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update


Login to WordPress admin
go to the Plugins page
select all your plugins
deactivate them all
# cd ~
# wget http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
# mv /usr/share/wordpress/wp-includes{,-3.6.1}
# mv /usr/share/wordpress/wp-admin{,-3.6.1}
# tar -zxvf latest.tar.gz -C /usr/share wordpress/wp-admin
# tar -zxvf latest.tar.gz -C /usr/share wordpress/wp-includes
# tar -zxvf latest.tar.gz -C /usr/share wordpress/wp-content
# tar --wildcards -zxvf latest.tar.gz -C /usr/share/ 'wordpress/*.php'
Back in WordPress agree to reload/upgrade the database
then reactivate plugins


Upgraded to freshly baked stable:-
http://postimg.org/image/t8enkhvnv/  (notice the changes to the upgrade
options?).


NOTE: nothing to stop you using the same process to upgrade to the beta
version of WordPress if you want.



snipped


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Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?

2013-12-05 Thread Rick Thomas

Thanks to all who replied.  I got lots of useful suggestions.

The one that finally got me off the ground is this one…  Somehow I missed it in 
all my googling.


https://wiki.debian.org/WordPress

By *carefully* following *all* the instructions there, I was able to get a 
functioning WordPress v3.6.1 (latest available in the Debian Wheezy archives).  
I believe this will do the job for the time being.

There was some recent discussion on the mentors list about recruiting  new 
folks to help with maintaining the Debian WordPress packages.  I presume we 
won't see any updates past 3.6.1 until that issue is resolved? 

If there's anything I can do as a non-developer -- such as, perhaps, testing 
new releases on a quick-turnaround basis with non-x86 architectures (I have 
PowerPC and ARM boxes that I can use for testing)


Enjoy!

Rick

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Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?

2013-12-05 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 06/12/13 13:30, Rick Thomas wrote:
 
 Thanks to all who replied.  I got lots of useful suggestions.
 
 The one that finally got me off the ground is this one…  Somehow I
 missed it in all my googling.

:)
It didn't exist when you did your Googling. I wrote it *after* reading
your post.

 
 
 https://wiki.debian.org/WordPress
 
 By *carefully* following *all* the instructions there, I was able to
 get a functioning WordPress v3.6.1 (latest available in the Debian
 Wheezy archives).  I believe this will do the job for the time
 being.

When I get some time I'll try and update the wiki to include
instructions for installing WordPress for individual users
(apache2-suexec-custom), and using Nginx instead of Apache (you'll note
that the WordPress package doesn't automagically install Apache2, that's
why).

 
 There was some recent discussion on the mentors list about recruiting
 new folks to help with maintaining the Debian WordPress packages.  I
 presume we won't see any updates past 3.6.1 until that issue is
 resolved?

Yes, but it won't mean much, the existing package (see further down)
will still work fine, it'll just require you to update WordPress once
it's installed to be up-to-date with the latest stable upstream version.

3.6.1 is the version of WordPress *packaged* in the Debian WordPress
package you installed. It can/should be updated to the latest version of
WordPress (3.7.1) once installed (login to WordPress and look on the
WordPress Dashboard).

The most recently baked Debian WordPress package has just been released,
it includes v3.7.1[*1].  NOTE: *you* don't need it to upgrade to the
latest version of WordPress.

[*1]http://raphaelhertzog.com/2013/12/01/my-free-software-activities-in-november-2013/

 
 If there's anything I can do as a non-developer -- such as, perhaps,
 testing new releases on a quick-turnaround basis with non-x86
 architectures (I have PowerPC and ARM boxes that I can use for
 testing)

Contact Raphael, I'm sure he'd appreciate the offer, and, you don't need
to be a developer to package.

 
 
 Enjoy!
 
 Rick
 


Kind regards


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Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?

2013-11-27 Thread Kailash
On Sunday 24 November 2013 07:09 AM, Rick Thomas wrote:
 
 Can someone point me at step-by-step instructions for going from
   sudo aptitude install wordpress
 on a freshly scrubbed, newly installed Wheezy system to a working wordpress 
 website on the same machine?
 
 I've read the README.Debian in /usr/share/doc/wordpress/ and the stuff in 
 examples/ but they are just hints, I think.
 
 I've googled till I'm blue in the face, but all I find is people who insist 
 on installing wordpress from the downloadable tarball at the wordpress 
 development site and ignore the debian package entirely.  I'd much rather do 
 things the Debian way.
 
 Somebody must have done it, I would think -- or what's the point of having a 
 Debian package in the first place?  If you have, can you share your recipe?
 
 All help will be appreciated!
 
 Rick
 
Hi Rick,

These instructions should work for Debian as well:
http://movingtofreedom.org/2007/05/09/how-to-wordpress-on-ubuntu-gnu-linux/

The main thing is to get Apache  PHP configured properly. Once that's
done, Wordpress config goes easily.

I'll be happy to help you troubleshoot this if needed.

Sincerely,
Kailash


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Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?

2013-11-27 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 27/11/13 19:21, Kailash wrote:
 On Sunday 24 November 2013 07:09 AM, Rick Thomas wrote:

 Can someone point me at step-by-step instructions for going from
  sudo aptitude install wordpress
 on a freshly scrubbed, newly installed Wheezy system to a working wordpress 
 website on the same machine?

 I've read the README.Debian in /usr/share/doc/wordpress/ and the stuff in 
 examples/ but they are just hints, I think.

 I've googled till I'm blue in the face, but all I find is people who insist 
 on installing wordpress from the downloadable tarball at the wordpress 
 development site and ignore the debian package entirely.  I'd much rather do 
 things the Debian way.

 Somebody must have done it, I would think -- or what's the point of having a 
 Debian package in the first place?  If you have, can you share your recipe?

 All help will be appreciated!

 Rick

 Hi Rick,
 
 These instructions should work for Debian as well:
 http://movingtofreedom.org/2007/05/09/how-to-wordpress-on-ubuntu-gnu-linux/
 
 The main thing is to get Apache  PHP configured properly. Once that's
 done, Wordpress config goes easily.
 
 I'll be happy to help you troubleshoot this if needed.
 
 Sincerely,
 Kailash
 
 

The OP was emphatic about wanting to use the Debian package, and the
answer has already been provided. (https://wiki.debian.org/WordPress)

NOTE: also that the page you refer to is many years out of date.


Kind regards


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Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?

2013-11-27 Thread Rick Thomas

On Nov 27, 2013, at 12:38 AM, Scott Ferguson 
scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Rick,
 
 These instructions should work for Debian as well:
 http://movingtofreedom.org/2007/05/09/how-to-wordpress-on-ubuntu-gnu-linux/
 
 The main thing is to get Apache  PHP configured properly. Once that's
 done, Wordpress config goes easily.
 
 I'll be happy to help you troubleshoot this if needed.
 
 Sincerely,
 Kailash
 
 
 
 The OP was emphatic about wanting to use the Debian package, and the
 answer has already been provided. (https://wiki.debian.org/WordPress)
 
 NOTE: also that the page you refer to is many years out of date.
 
 
 Kind regards

Wow!  Thanks folks.  The Debian users list to the rescue again!  (-: (-:

Yes, I do need to do it in Debian -- primarily because the machine I want to 
use for it is a G5 PowerPC Macintosh and Debian is the only distro I know of 
that supports that hardware -- but I'm guessing that Ubuntu, even out of date 
Ubuntu, will be sufficiently like Debian as to be useful.

Due to the US Thanksgiving holidays, I won't be able to attack this until after 
the weekend.  But at least now I've got a couple of places to read up on doing 
it, and a couple of people who have offered to help me over the rough spots.

The folks on this list are so great!

Rick

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Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?

2013-11-26 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 25/11/13 12:10, Scott Ferguson wrote:
 On 25/11/13 10:13, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
 Rick Thomas wrote:
 Can someone point me at step-by-step instructions for going from
 sudo aptitude install wordpress
 on a freshly scrubbed, newly installed Wheezy system to a working
 wordpress website on the same machine?

 I've read the README.Debian in /usr/share/doc/wordpress/ and the stuff
 in examples/ but they are just hints, I think.

More explanations of the Debianization as shown in the
/usr/share/doc/examples.

snipped


 Somebody must have done it, I would think -- or what's the point of
 having a Debian package in the first place?  If you have, can you
 share your recipe?

OK. :)

See https://wiki.debian.org/WordPress

Takes about 5 minutes to set up. (I've only shown the simple single
install, run as www-data method using apache2 and mysql).

snipped

 
 
 I just installed the Debian package then went to the wp admin page in my
 browser and began using it as you would normally. The debian package
 just does the installation for you.
 
 
 Kind regards
 


Just spent 10 minutes with the Wheezy WordPress package either it's
not as simple as it used to be or I'd mis-remembered the process in
Squeeze (most likely the latter).

Kind regards


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Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?

2013-11-24 Thread Sharon Kimble
On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:39:20 -0800
Rick Thomas rbtho...@pobox.com wrote:

 
 Can someone point me at step-by-step instructions for going from
   sudo aptitude install wordpress
 on a freshly scrubbed, newly installed Wheezy system to a working
 wordpress website on the same machine?
 
 I've read the README.Debian in /usr/share/doc/wordpress/ and the
 stuff in examples/ but they are just hints, I think.
 
 I've googled till I'm blue in the face, but all I find is people who
 insist on installing wordpress from the downloadable tarball at the
 wordpress development site and ignore the debian package entirely.
 I'd much rather do things the Debian way.
 
 Somebody must have done it, I would think -- or what's the point of
 having a Debian package in the first place?  If you have, can you
 share your recipe?
 
 All help will be appreciated!

Rick.
A few months ago I was considering doing this, hosting my wordpress
blog on this computer, but after considering all the disadvantages of
self-hosting I chose someone to do it for me in a local web-hosting
company for 4UKP a month, which is a very good price. Since then we've
worked together to reduce the sites footprint in size and speed it up.
Now I take full backups of it twice a day, and they just take a few
minutes over a distance of about 25 miles. I can only suggest you do the
same as it saves a lot of heartache and worry too. 

Sharon.
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Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?

2013-11-24 Thread Rick Thomas
Thanks, Sharon!

That's good advice if all I want is wordpress.  But I'm a sysadmin, and like to 
understand the details.  So, for the time being, I'd prefer to do it from 
scratch if I can.

If I succeed (with help from the list) I promise to write up the step-by-step 
procedure for the wiki, so the next person can benefit from our experience.

Thanks in advance!

Rick

On Nov 24, 2013, at 11:46 AM, Sharon Kimble boudic...@talktalk.net wrote:

 On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:39:20 -0800
 Rick Thomas rbtho...@pobox.com wrote:
 
 
 Can someone point me at step-by-step instructions for going from
  sudo aptitude install wordpress
 on a freshly scrubbed, newly installed Wheezy system to a working
 wordpress website on the same machine?
 
 I've read the README.Debian in /usr/share/doc/wordpress/ and the
 stuff in examples/ but they are just hints, I think.
 
 I've googled till I'm blue in the face, but all I find is people who
 insist on installing wordpress from the downloadable tarball at the
 wordpress development site and ignore the debian package entirely.
 I'd much rather do things the Debian way.
 
 Somebody must have done it, I would think -- or what's the point of
 having a Debian package in the first place?  If you have, can you
 share your recipe?
 
 All help will be appreciated!
 
 Rick.
 A few months ago I was considering doing this, hosting my wordpress
 blog on this computer, but after considering all the disadvantages of
 self-hosting I chose someone to do it for me in a local web-hosting
 company for 4UKP a month, which is a very good price. Since then we've
 worked together to reduce the sites footprint in size and speed it up.
 Now I take full backups of it twice a day, and they just take a few
 minutes over a distance of about 25 miles. I can only suggest you do the
 same as it saves a lot of heartache and worry too. 
 
 Sharon.
 -- 
 A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk
 efever = http://www.efever.blogspot.com/
 efever = http://sharon04.livejournal.com/
 my git repo = https://bitbucket.org/boudiccas/dots
 Debian testing, Fluxbox 1.3.5, LibreOffice 4.1.3.2
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Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?

2013-11-24 Thread Miles Fidelman
I'd avoid the packages.  Wordpress is basically a bunch of php scripts 
that get dumped inside a directory on your Apache server, plus some 
setup for your database.  You're a lot safer just downloading the zip 
file and following the instructions.  At least, that's how I've always 
had the best luck.


Miles Fidelman

Rick Thomas wrote:

Thanks, Sharon!

That's good advice if all I want is wordpress.  But I'm a sysadmin, and like to 
understand the details.  So, for the time being, I'd prefer to do it from 
scratch if I can.

If I succeed (with help from the list) I promise to write up the step-by-step 
procedure for the wiki, so the next person can benefit from our experience.

Thanks in advance!

Rick

On Nov 24, 2013, at 11:46 AM, Sharon Kimble boudic...@talktalk.net wrote:


On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:39:20 -0800
Rick Thomas rbtho...@pobox.com wrote:


Can someone point me at step-by-step instructions for going from
sudo aptitude install wordpress
on a freshly scrubbed, newly installed Wheezy system to a working
wordpress website on the same machine?

I've read the README.Debian in /usr/share/doc/wordpress/ and the
stuff in examples/ but they are just hints, I think.

I've googled till I'm blue in the face, but all I find is people who
insist on installing wordpress from the downloadable tarball at the
wordpress development site and ignore the debian package entirely.
I'd much rather do things the Debian way.

Somebody must have done it, I would think -- or what's the point of
having a Debian package in the first place?  If you have, can you
share your recipe?

All help will be appreciated!

Rick.
A few months ago I was considering doing this, hosting my wordpress
blog on this computer, but after considering all the disadvantages of
self-hosting I chose someone to do it for me in a local web-hosting
company for 4UKP a month, which is a very good price. Since then we've
worked together to reduce the sites footprint in size and speed it up.
Now I take full backups of it twice a day, and they just take a few
minutes over a distance of about 25 miles. I can only suggest you do the
same as it saves a lot of heartache and worry too.

Sharon.
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efever = http://sharon04.livejournal.com/
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Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?

2013-11-24 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom

Rick Thomas wrote:

Can someone point me at step-by-step instructions for going from
sudo aptitude install wordpress
on a freshly scrubbed, newly installed Wheezy system to a working wordpress 
website on the same machine?

I've read the README.Debian in /usr/share/doc/wordpress/ and the stuff in 
examples/ but they are just hints, I think.

I've googled till I'm blue in the face, but all I find is people who insist on installing 
wordpress from the downloadable tarball at the wordpress development site and ignore the 
debian package entirely.  I'd much rather do things the Debian way.

Somebody must have done it, I would think -- or what's the point of having a 
Debian package in the first place?  If you have, can you share your recipe?



In 2004 I set up WP on this system using the upstream tarball, exactly 
because at that time I could not find step-by-step instructions using 
Debian.


Hugo


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Fwd: Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?

2013-11-24 Thread Miles Fidelman


---BeginMessage---

Rick Thomas wrote:

Can someone point me at step-by-step instructions for going from
sudo aptitude install wordpress
on a freshly scrubbed, newly installed Wheezy system to a working wordpress 
website on the same machine?

I've read the README.Debian in /usr/share/doc/wordpress/ and the stuff in 
examples/ but they are just hints, I think.

I've googled till I'm blue in the face, but all I find is people who insist on installing 
wordpress from the downloadable tarball at the wordpress development site and ignore the 
debian package entirely.  I'd much rather do things the Debian way.

Somebody must have done it, I would think -- or what's the point of having a 
Debian package in the first place?  If you have, can you share your recipe?

There's a reason everyone says do it from the wordpress site - and 
follow the directions THERE (which are for dummies).  apt packaging is 
great for binaries, not so good for PHP and database configuration.  
There are times to do stuff the Debian way and times when it makes no 
sense.


Miles Fidelman

---End Message---


Re: Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?

2013-11-24 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 25/11/13 10:13, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
 Rick Thomas wrote:
 Can someone point me at step-by-step instructions for going from
 sudo aptitude install wordpress
 on a freshly scrubbed, newly installed Wheezy system to a working
 wordpress website on the same machine?

 I've read the README.Debian in /usr/share/doc/wordpress/ and the stuff
 in examples/ but they are just hints, I think.

 I've googled till I'm blue in the face, but all I find is people who
 insist on installing wordpress from the downloadable tarball at the
 wordpress development site and ignore the debian package entirely. 
 I'd much rather do things the Debian way.

 Somebody must have done it, I would think -- or what's the point of
 having a Debian package in the first place?  If you have, can you
 share your recipe?

 
 In 2004 I set up WP on this system using the upstream tarball, exactly
 because at that time I could not find step-by-step instructions using
 Debian.
 
 Hugo
 
 


I just installed the Debian package then went to the wp admin page in my
browser and began using it as you would normally. The debian package
just does the installation for you.


Kind regards


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Setting up wordpress on wheezy using the debian packages?

2013-11-23 Thread Rick Thomas

Can someone point me at step-by-step instructions for going from
sudo aptitude install wordpress
on a freshly scrubbed, newly installed Wheezy system to a working wordpress 
website on the same machine?

I've read the README.Debian in /usr/share/doc/wordpress/ and the stuff in 
examples/ but they are just hints, I think.

I've googled till I'm blue in the face, but all I find is people who insist on 
installing wordpress from the downloadable tarball at the wordpress development 
site and ignore the debian package entirely.  I'd much rather do things the 
Debian way.

Somebody must have done it, I would think -- or what's the point of having a 
Debian package in the first place?  If you have, can you share your recipe?

All help will be appreciated!

Rick

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