[wp-hackers] How to install a new theme?

[Steve Litt]

On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:11:44 -0600
Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:


> Install the webserver, php, mysql, etc. from your package manager of
> choice. Then find the relevant public_html folder and put your own
> copy of WordPress in there, directly from the zip or tarball from
> WordPress.org.
> 
> Makes little to no sense to use a package manager for installing
> WordPress, except that it might configure a database for you, which
> takes all of a minute to do yourself.

Excellent, and just in time, as I was going to deinstall and reinstall
WordPress to try again. Where would I find documentation on how to do
the database config you speak of?

Thanks,

SteveT

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