Getting Wordpress to work with Server2Go

One more topic on Sever2Go and Windows and then I will get back to OpenSolaris.

WordPress is a a popular publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. If you want to get it up and running on a USB stick using Server2Go then read on [see previous post about Server2Go].

1. Download the latest version in this case 2.6.3


2. Extract the files to your USB stick under the htdocs directory i.e. \server2go_a2\htdocs


3. You should now have a directory structure which looks like server2go_a2\htdocs\wordpress


4. You can now follow the instruction on the wordpress site, but they should go like this:
• Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php
• Open wp-config.php in your favorite text editor (Notepad) and edit the top few lines so they look this:

define('DB_NAME', 'server2go');
define('DB_USER', 'root');
define('DB_PASSWORD', '');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
define('DB_COLLATE', '');





• Yes username is root and the password is blank.
• I am using the existing database, but you could create a new one.
• try the URL http://localhost:4001/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php and see what happens....
  
  
  


• Well you are on your own now!!!!

Complete Webserver on a USB stick running on Windows (sorry)

I know I said I would never blog about Windows, but this piece of software is so great, I just have to mention it. Server2Go is a Webserver that runs out of the box without any installation and on write protected media if you wish, but I am going show you (step by step guide) how to get it up and running on a USB stick, so you can develop your website and all you need is a PC (or a Mac) and your USB stick:

1. Download the software (Update 27/2/2012). There are a few different version but I went for "PHP 5.3.2, SQLite, MySQL 5.1.46 and Apache 2.2.15" (server2go_a22_psm.exe).
2. Extract the downloaded file to your USB drive. It will take at least 200MB of space.
   
3. Now you have to be careful since you need to edit a file.
• You need to edit a file called pms_config.ini in the sub-directory \server2go_a2
  
  
  
  
• Use any editor you like put I used Notepad.
• You need to find the following variables and edit them to the new values.
• StartLocal = 1
• LocalMirror = 0
• Port=8888 (You may have to change port number Update 27/2/2012)
4. Now start the software by double clicking on \server2go_a2\Server2Go.exe
5. With any luck the IE will start and will look like:

6. With the above all done you can create wab pages in the directory \server2go_a2\htdocs and all changes you make to the MySQL will stay