WebMatrix then gives you a preview of changes (in this case all files). This all came back with errors, but then this was to be expected over FTP on my web host, so I selected continue anyway.
WebMatrix tests that the connection has certain compatibility.
Once this was done, I was already to publish my site. always a handy feature those who are developing a user configurable server connection in their app. I then clicked on “Set up the remote publishing location for your website” link at the bottom of the screen, to set up my ftp connection, which allows you to test the connection…. It then asks for some MySQL connection details, before confirming that everything is installed correctly and presenting you with the application screen:Ĭlicking on the URL then successfully brought up the WordPress start page for setting up an initial user and the database. It then goes through the process of downloading and installing the required files. It then asks some questions about installing MySQL if you want to run against a local copy. So I call my site name sputnikdev, select WordPress and click ‘Next’. This is where I have the option of installing a whole range of web applications (40 at present) as the following screenshot suggests: On startup of WebMatrix, I am presented with a simple quick start screen:Īs I want to build a WordPress site, I select ‘Site from Web Gallery’. As I have been thinking about moving this blog to my own server, I thought I’d give it a go… this may well be my last blog before moving to a new domain! Microsoft recently released WebMatrix as a tool for developing web apps, with particular emphasis on deploying solutions based on open source web applications such as wordpress.
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