Prerequisites
- Windows Server® 2019
- IIS
- PHP (latest version)
- MySQL (latest version)
Step 1. Login to your win server via RDP.
Step 2. Install IIS (Internet Information Services) if you don’t have it on your server.
Please see the link below for the IIS installation.
https://support.microhost.com/support/microhost/ShowHomePage.do?articlestatus=published#Solutions/dv/271989000001832345/en
Step 3. Open IIS
Click on your server.
Step 4. On the right side, click on Get New Web Platform Components
Step 5. Install Web Platform Installer
step 6. Open Web Platform Isntaller
Step 7. Search for PHP, and install PHP 7.4.13 (x86).
Step 8. Now open your browser and download PHP Manager for IIS.
Use the link below to download
LINK: https://www.iis.net/downloads/community/2018/05/php-manager-150-for-iis-10
Step 9. Download MariaDB.
Use one of the links below to download
LINK 1: https://mariadb.org/download/?t=mariadb&p=mariadb&r=10.6.5&os=windows&cpu=x86_64&pkg=msi&m=inet
LINK 2: https://mariadb.com/downloads/
Enter the password for the root user.
Step 10. After the installation, go to Start Menu and open HeidiSQL
Step 11. Add a new session and change its name from “Unamed” to “localhost”
Step 12. Set a password for the root user. Click save, open
Step13. Create a new database under localhost
Name it “wordp1“.
Step 14. Go to the User Manager
Step 15. Click on “Add new user.”
Step 16. Set the username as admindb. Set from the host as Access from everywhere
Step 17. Set a password for the new user and retype the password
Allow Global Privileges
Click save, then close.
Step 18. Download WordPress
Use the link to download: https://wordpress.org/download/
Step 19. Copy the contents of the downloaded WordPress file.
Step 20. Go to the following location: C:\inetpub\wwwroot
Create a folder there, (we will name it “test”)
And paste the copied WordPress contents into this folder.
Step 21. Open IIS
Go to sites and click on Add Website.
Step 22. Set the site name as: APP1
Set the physical path as: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\test
Step 22. Click on “Connect as…” > Specific user > set
Set user name as Administrator
Set user password
Retype the password; click OK.
Click on Test Settings..
Proceed if the connection is valid.
Set port to: 8041
Step 23. Open IIS and open ‘APP1’
Open PHP Manager
Step 24. Click on “View Recommendations,”
change the PHP configuration for your machine. Select both options available and click OK.
Step 25. Go to APP1
Under the Actions section, click on Browse *.8041 (http)
The WordPress installation page will open.
Step 26. Select the installation language and proceed.
Step 27. Set the Database Name as: wordp1.
Set Username as: admindb
Type your admindb password
Set Database Host as: localhost
Set the table prefix as: wp_
Click on “submit.”
Step 28. Set the Site Title as: APP1
Set Username as: admin
Set Password
Enter your email Id
Check the search engine visibility option.
Click on Install WordPress.
Installation was successful.
Step 29. Login with your username and password.
WordPress successfully installed.
Thank You.
