WordPress on your Computer : A How to Setup Guide

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WordPress is a blogging tool that powers a lot of online blog! But if you need to do something on it that you do not want the world to know, you can do it on your computer. In order to install WordPress, you need to have a server and generally the Operating System you use on your computer is not a server edition! So, here we would face a problem! But do not worry! I am here to help you!

In order to install WordPress on your Computer, we will have to first set up a server on your computer and then install WordPress on this computer! It is not a very long task or a difficult thing. It is just a simple way to set it up! Now, there are various servers available that you can set up on your computer but for this tutorial, I shall be using xampp. xampp is a free server installation that you can use on Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Solaris. It is provided by Apache Friends. Click here to download xampp for your Operating System. I will be using it on Windows for this tutorial!

Set Up WordPress on your Computer :

1. Before we begin, make sure you have downloaded xampp and have the latest version of WordPress.


2. Next, double-click the XAMPP Setup that you downloaded in the previous step and install it in a specific location. The preferred location is "C:/xampp/" . Now on the next step DO NOT INSTALL any of the sub-programs as services. They can affect your system. For our purpose, leave them unchecked! Then wait for it to install. After the installation, it will ask you if you want to start the xampp control panel. Choose whatever you want. It does not matter really.
   


3. Then, unzip all your contents of the latest version of WordPress into a folder.


4. Then, browse to "C:/xampp/htdocs " and paste the files into a folder here. It is preferred not to paste them on the root folder.


5. Now, we have to start the xampp server. So, to start the xampp server, go to C:/xampp and look for xampp-control file or you can also start it using the shortcut on your computer. Refer the image below to know what to start. Also, if Windows asks you if you want to unblock it or keep blocking, choose unblock.
   


6. Then, open your favorite browser and enter the following address : " http://localhost " or " http://127.0.0.1 " and choose the language you like. Then choose phpMyAdmin from the left menu under Tools on the page that appears. Enter a database name for your WordPress installation and click Create Database.
   


7. Then, enter the following address : " http://localhost/folder-name "  or " http://127.0.0.1/folder-name " and replace folder-name with the folder where you copied your WordPress installation.


8. Now, a webpage will open up which will ask you to make a configuration file. Select that and then enter the following details on the page. Make sure you enter the correct database name for your WordPress database. For you information, the MySQL username is root and there is no password when you are using xampp as that will be used on your local computer. Click on the image to enlarge.
   


9. After the database has been verified, you will be asked to enter the details of the WordPress blog. Enter the details you like and then just continue the setup till the end.
   


10. At the end, you will have a fully functional blog with the accessible URL as " http://localhost/folder-name" or " http://127.0.0.1/folder-name ".

This was a brief article on how to install WordPress on your computer for testing purposes. Just to remind you that when you make a blog like this, only you can access it on your computer and you can not make it accessible to the world with an IP address! If you want to make your WordPress blog accessible to everyone, consider registering on WordPress.com or buying a domain and a separate hosting. Stay tuned for more tips and tricks related to WordPress, Photoshop, Android etc. Keep Subscribed to TechHive to receive our updates in your Mailbox daily! You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Google+.

WordPress Cleanup : Remove Unused Tags

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WordPress is a blogging platform that powers TechHive and various other blogs on the internet and keeping your WordPress installation clean is a bit of a challenge sometimes. So, in order to keep your blog healthy and running, all you need to do is remove a few unwanted things from your blog. I have compiled a list of items that you can remove in order to make your WordPress installation clean!

Well, cleaning is good for everything and so it is for your WordPress blog! You can clean up a lot of things for your WordPress blog, which includes the following.

• Unwanted Plugins


• Unwanted Themes


• Unused Tags


• Unused Categories

These things tend to take up space on in your database and make your actual data processing slow. So, we need to perform actions to make it load fast and also remove unwanted stuff!

Before proceeding ahead, please make a backup of your WordPress files and Database just in case something goes wrong and you end up with a messy WordPress blog!

Remove Unwanted Tags from WordPress :

1.  To begin with this cleaning process, you need to install a plugin. Go to your WordPress Dashboard and Choose Add Plugin. Then, search for Mass delete unused tags. Download and install the plugin.
   


2. Now, Activate the plugin.
   


3. Next, go to Plugins -> Delete all unused tags.
   


4. Then, choose "Yes, delete all unused terms" . This will delete all the unused tags you have on your WordPress Blog.
   


5. Hope you are able to clean up your WordPress blog with this simple tool.

In case of the others, i.e. Unwanted plugins or Unwanted Themes, you will have to delete them manually because a Plugin can not predict which ones are unwanted for you! So, that is all up to you which one to keep and which ones to delete but make the right choice! Don't compromise your blog in order to remove plugins!

Well, this is just a post to help you get a better working Blog on WordPress platform! Stay tuned to TechHive to know more about WordPress, Android, iPhone, iPod and of course the latest news!! Keep Subscribed to TechHive to receive our updates in your Mailbox daily! You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Google+.

Fix Wordpress HTTP Error during Media upload

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I recently had problem with my blog. Whenever I tried to upload any media to the blog from a file on my computer, it would give me an error message saying "HTTP Error." which was not at all helpful to troubleshoot the problem. Then, I had to search ways to solve this issue. There were a lot of talks about that error on the internet but I found out few ways that proved helpful on my blog. I tried them on different WordPress installations on my blog. And two of them worked and solved the problem! The Cache problem was not for my blog, but might help you!



Then, I was eager to share how you could do the same on your blog in case you face any errors! And here I am sharing the solution to the "HTTP Error." on WordPress during media upload! Out of the two solutions that I am going to share with you, one of them would definitely work! But still if you face any problems, feel free to contact me or share your problem in the comments below!

Fix WordPress HTTP Error on your Blog:

1. Clear your Cache: The first and the best option is to clear your browser cache. Sometimes due to presence of this cache, your blog is not able to function properly! First try this out and then proceed to the second or the third option.


2. Re-install WordPress on your blog: The most common solution to the problem was to re-install WordPress on your blog. But, it requires taking backup of your blog completely and then restoring that backup! This is quite a tedious task and may require expert help. You can re-install WordPress by going to your WordPress Dashboard -> Updates and choosing Re-install now. This will re-install WordPress for you and in turn would replace the file that was causing the error. You can also manually re-install your WordPress Installation by going to your cPanel and deleting all the WordPress files on your server and then re-uploading them to the server by downloading the latest WordPress from its official website.


3. Using .htaccess: A htaccess file is basically a configuration files that is used on Apache based servers, pretty much all the servers these days. You can simply assign configuration for a folder or website in the .htaccess file. Now, for this process you are going to need your cPanel access. Open up your cPanel(Tip: You  can browse http://your-website.com:2082 to open cPanel directly!) and then log in. Next, browse to the wp-admin folder in your WordPress installation and click new file from the menu. Name the file as ".htaccess", without the quotes, and then select the file and choose edit. Paste the following into the file and save it. Your problem would have been solved!
   

   <IfModule mod_security.c>
   SecFilterEngine Off
   SecFilterScanPOST Off
   </IfModule>

   
   

I hope that you were able to solve your problem with media upload. If you still have some problem, feel free to ask it out in the comments section below or using the contact me page! Keep subscribed to TechHive to know more about various technology tips and tricks!

Powerful Wordpress Plugins for your Blog

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WordPress, the most common choice for blogging these days and I also at TechHive, completely depend on these plugins to power my blog! Plugins help me from the scratch to the most advanced. I use plugins that help me write better posts and also plugins that help me SEO my blog. The mid-category ones are those that work in the background of my blog and help me make it better and better.

Split a Post in Wordpress : No Plugin Required

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Well, are you a blogger on WordPress platform? Do you write long posts? Well, now you can remove yourself from the hassle of managing long posts! You can simply split them into various pages, which are automatically numbered by WordPress itself. Since this is done without a plugin, the page loading time will also not be affected! Also, if you have ads on your sidebar, you would want that the post should not exceed the total length of the sidebar as well, so that you don't loose clicks on your ads.

[How To] Watermark Images on your Wordpress Blog

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Maintaining your copyright is one of the main thing that comes to anyone's mind. When you blog, you want that your images should not be used by others. If they use, you actually deserve a credit to that picture. But this is generally not done. You also, sometimes Google your images and forget to give the credit to the original poster of that image. This is again wrong and you could be penalized by law for the same. Make sure your always give proper credits.

[How To] Backup WordPress Database using phpMyAdmin

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Backing your blog or website is one of the most important thing, because you never know what might happen to your site! A regular backup is a must for every website, I mean at least once a day or thrice a week is recommended. Backing up the database can sometimes be a tedious task, so here is an easy way to back up the database without the use of any plugin in WordPress.

Feed Pauser : An Important Wordpress Plugin

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Feeds are an important part of any blog. And sometimes, due to some testing we need to publish a post that we do not want to appear in our RSS Feeds, but this would mean that you have to set up another blog on your local host or a sub-domain. But, now this can be done on your main blog itself. There is a WordPress plugin, which allows you to pause/delay the publishing of your RSS Feed.

Mastering SEO Is Essential To Effective Blogging

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One of the topics I like to write about from time to time is the art of SEO (Search Engine Optimization). In the past I’ve gone over a few tips to help you optimize your blog, and I’ll continue to share more insights as time goes on, but here’s the thing…if you are serious about blogging and serious about getting your website to show up in the search engines, then you must become a student of SEO…period.

Configuring a Robots.txt file : Wordpress

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One of the most important things that a lot of WordPress bloggers overlook is the necessity of setting up a robots.txt file. WordPress, by its very nature, creates a substantial risk of duplicate content. If you aren’t prepared to handle it appropriately it can hurt your search engine rankings and cost you traffic.

Configuring All in One SEO Pack : Wordpress

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Getting your blog ranked highly on the search engines is as much an art as it is a science. Writing keyword rich content, linking (wisely) within your own site to pass “SEO juice” between posts, selecting good anchor text, perfecting your URL structure, fostering quality backlinks from authority sites… these are just a few of the things to consider when looking at SEO for you blog.