Install WordPress On PC With Web Platform Installer
Yesterday I wrote about how to setup IIS, MySQL & phpMyAdmin on your PC. That is required if you want to setup applications like WordPress or Drupal via Microsoft’s Web Platform Installer. The 1-click installer allows you to setup popular web apps on your PC allowing you to test the themes, plugins, modules etc.
The Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 (Web PI) is a free tool that makes it simple to download, install and keep up-to-date with the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server Express, .NET Framework and Visual Web Developer. In addition, install popular open source ASP.NET and PHP web apps with the Web PI.
So here’s the how-to in order to setup a simple WordPress blog or Drupal instance using WPI 2.0.
- You’ll first need to setup IIS, MySQL & phpMyAdmin.
- Download the Microsoft Web Platform Installer.
- Install PHP
Installing PHP
We will install PHP via the Web Platform Installer, after installing WPI navigate to Web Platform & check PHP 5.2.10 (or whatever version is available) & install. Screenshot:
After successfully installing PHP:
- Navigate to Web Applications –> Blogs
- Check WordPress & press Install
- Once downloaded follow screenshots:
Insert the required details.
Website name = name in IIS Manager under ‘Sites’ or a new site name of your choice. I have created a ‘test site’ which I’ll be using. Screenshot:
Enter the database parameters, the username & password for the database are the one’s that you entered during the final steps of the MySQL setup. Screenshots:
If all goes well & Matt is a good guy, you’ll see this:
Now, in your browser, go to localhost/wordpress (the location depends on what you entered) ideally you should see the WordPress setup page like this:
If you don’t & your browser says that it cannot connect or something similar, you might want to go back into IIS Manager & ‘Start’ the website. Screenshot:
Finally here is Drupal & WordPress installation done via Web Platform Installer, screenshot:
~Enjoy
Dear ser,
I download Web Platform Installer2.0 on window server 2008 and want install php, mysql using fastcgi, but the WPI said can not install php because related something not installed. please advise how can I use WPI properly.
Best regards
if you could tell me what was the error I could help. :)
I install php again use WPI, it says success,but I checked with localhost\test.php, it says
HTTP EROR 404.0 – NOT FOUND
I wrote: for test.php
Not really sure why but could you check whether the IIS service and feature is enabled. For the service:
Start -> Run -> services.msc -> search for IIS services there.
Server Error in Application “Default Web Site”
HTTP Error 404.0 – Not Found
Description: The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
Error Code: 0x80070002
Notification: MapRequestHandler
Module: IIS Web Core
Requested URL: http://localhost/test.php
Physical Path: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\test.php
This type of Error is coming
@Manan: I wish I’d stumbled on this before it got to 01:30 this morning LOL. Thanks man, this has saved my becon :-)
Very helpful post. Thank you very much!