I'm new to wordpress. Is there an easy way to load up all the files onto the hosts server? or do i have to do it folder and file at a time... ?

Erm... I only have 3 letters for you: "FTP". Ok, add "Client" too but it's irrelevent ;p

Seriously, any good FTP client will let you transfer all the files in one drag and drop move.

I don't have the exact address, but you can try FileZilla, it's a good free one.

^ yeah, what he said. If you are talking about images, wordpress has a built in image uploader, but even then I would still recommend using an FTP client Much faster and easier.

thanks guys... :thumbup: got it... I used smartftp client eventually... and it worked well enough..

TheWolf,

You can actually skip all that if you just intall from Fantastico. But your choice.

Yes, Fantastico is just 3 clicks.

Click.. Click ,..click and voila, your Wordpress Blog is ready!

Originally Posted by TheWolf

I'm new to wordpress. Is there an easy way to load up all the files onto the hosts server? or do i have to do it folder and file at a time... ?

Fantastico installation is the fastest one.. less than 1 min will do...

Highly recommended for new installation.

Thanks guys... I will keep that in mind for my next wordpress blog. The one I just "finished" is linked to a website(my 1st site) that I did for a charity cycle tour that I'll be doing next year. Check it out operationtheatre.org

Cool site and nice purpose. I hope it does well.

If your newbie, then go for fantastico

Will wordpress blogging software and php forum software likely install on a Microsoft server that uses asp programming? The server doesn't seem to have c-panel or fantastico.

Is there a general answer to this or do I need to contact the server adminstrater?

Thanks for any help.

Dr. Jerry Is Online

Even with Fantastico, the FTP will come in handy to add plug ins and a WP theme of your choice.

It might be common knowledge to others, but I spent a lot of time trying to get the theme of choice on my blog. The breakthrough came when I went to the "www" folder (instead of wp-content), found the subdomain, clicked on it, found my sub-domain, then wp-content and found themes. Smooth sailing after that.

The hosting package that i'm signed up for doesn't offer fantastico as an option so I've been use c-panel and FTP (smartftp client). The ftp client works very well... haven't really had a problem... I'm also now playing around with setting up a drupal site... drupal seems pretty good. Just the available themes seem limited. Anyone know where I can find some good themes?...