An Idiot’s Guide To Installing !Habari (Part Two)

So, where was I?

Oh, yes. Installing Habari.

For my next trick, I thought I’d have a go at installing WordPress instead. I found the Ubuntu How To Install WordPress Guide (admittedly for Ubuntu 6.06 not 10.09). I followed the instructions. In particular, I followed the instructions on how to install Apache, MySQL and PHP. I installed WordPress. It didn’t work.

I tried Habari again, having moved my Habari files from /www/var to my /home directory. It worked! Looks and feels great, too. Wonderful. A new blog/website.

Now to get some hosting.

I did a little research and settled on Pixel Internet. £19.99 for the Starter Package for one year seemed reasonable and it looks to me like they provide everything I need to run Habari. Could be wrong. But if I am, they have a one-click install of WordPress available as part of the same deal.

I got my hosting and tried to get it to work with Habari. No can do. No screenshots or details as it’s all a blur now. Maybe I will try again and record it for Part Three. Installed WordPress via the one-click hosting install. Installed WordPress on my PC. Ne’er the twain shall meet, methinks.

So. I have Habari installed and running locally on my PC and WordPress installed and running remotely on my web host. Not ideal, but I feel I’m getting closer, even if really I’m as far away as I was before.

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