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Wordpress is not allowed on PHPMySQL server. Any installed instances will be removed 


Access to PHPMySQL

Public Website Access

  1. Open a web browser
  2. In the URL bar enter https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/Users/Username replacing Username with your HCC username
  3. When the page loads you should see :
  4. You can change this page by replacing the index.html in your Public folder, for more details follow the instructions below.

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Accessing the Server from FileZilla/FTP Client - Recommended method

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FTP Connection Quick Reference

Protocol: FTPSServer SFTP
Server : phpmysql.howardcc.eduUsername edu
Username : Your HCC Username, such as jdoe1234Password jdoe1234
Password : Your HCC passwordPort password
Port : 99022

  1. Open filezilla or your preferred FTP client
  2. Enter "ftpssftp://phpmysql.howardcc.edu" into the host fieldEnter field
    Enter your HCC username in the username field. Ex : jdoe1234

Enter your HCC password in the password field
Click the Quickconnect button Image Removed
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  1. When it asks if you want to trust the host, click "OK" Image Removed
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  2. On the right side you will see the files in your drive on the server you can download and editThe edit
    The left side will have your local files you can upload to the server
  3. There can be multiple folders inside the drive depending on what classes you are in, they are:
    1. PHP – For PHP class assignments any files placed in here can be accessed publicly via https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/PHP/Username replacing Username with your HCC username
    2. Public – For your publicly accessible website https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/Users/Username replacing Username with your HCC username
    3. Wordpress – Wordpress class folder, it is publicly accessible at https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/Wordpress/Username replacing Username with your HCC username
  4. For further help with using FileZilla see its Tutorial

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  1. Open Explorer Image Removed
  2. Click on "Map network drive" Image Removed
  3. Type in "https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/HCCMAIN/UserName" replacing "UserName" with your HCC Username.
  4. Select a free drive letter. Check "Connect using different credentials". Image Removed
  5. Click the "Finish" button
  6. Enter in your HCC Username and Password credentials Image Removed
  7. Click the "OK" button
  8. You can now read and write to your drive Image Removed
  9. This main folder and it's subfolders can be accessed by you and instructors in the web browser at https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/HCCMAIN/UserName replacing Username with your HCC username
  10. There can be multiple folders inside the drive depending on what classes you are in, they are:
    1. PHP – For PHP class assignments any files placed in here can be accessed publicly via https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/PHP/Username replacing Username with your HCC username
    2. Public – For your publicly accessible website https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/Users/Username replacing Username with your HCC username
    3. Wordpress – Wordpress class folder, it is publicly accessible at https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/Wordpress/Username replacing Username with your HCC username

Accessing the Server from OSX via Webdav - Students - NOT RECOMMENDED, Use FTPS instead

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  1. To get back to this folder later, click phpmysql.howardcc.edu under "Shared" in Finder Image Removed
  2. Then open the folder with your username Image Removed

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  1. PHP – For PHP class assignments any files placed in here can be accessed publicly via https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/PHP/Username replacing Username with your HCC username
  2. Public – For your publicly accessible website https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/Users/Username replacing Username with your HCC username
  3. Wordpress – Wordpress class folder, it is publicly accessible at https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/Wordpress/Username replacing Username with your HCC username

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  1. Open Explorer Image Removed
  2. Click on "Map network drive" Image Removed
  3. Type in "https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/HCCMAIN"
  4. Select a free drive letter. Check "Connect using different credentials". Image Removed
  5. Click the "Finish" button
  6. Enter in your HCC Username and Password credentials Image Removed
  7. Click the "OK" button
  8. When you open the drive you will see folders for all the instructors and all the students Image Removed
  9. There are INS_Username folders, these are the other instructors folders, there are also each INS_Username folder also has a shortcut folder with just the Username.
  10. The Instructors folder is for Instructors to place materials for students to access on the server such as a config file.
  11. Inside each instructor or students folder there can be the following subfolders : Image Removed
    1. Instructors – shortcut to the Instructors folder for students to access shared files
    2. PHP – For PHP class assignments any files placed in here can be accessed publicly via https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/PHP/Username replacing Username with your HCC username
    3. Public – For your publicly accessible website https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/Users/Username replacing Username with your HCC username
    4. Wordpress – To be used to install Wordpress, it is publicly accessible at https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/Wordpress/Username replacing Username with your HCC username

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PHPMyAdmin Access

  1. Open a web browser
  2. In the URL bar enter https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/phpmyadmin/
  3. Enter in your username, and the database password provided to you by your instructor, then click "Go"
  4. From this page you will be able to create, modify, delete, and manage the database used by Wordpress and other applications installed on the server.

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MySQL Command Line Access

  1. Open a command prompt
  2. Change directory to "C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.5.24\bin", by running cd C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql*\bin
  3. Run "mysql -h phpmysql.howardcc.edu -u UserName –p", replacing "UserName" with your HCC username.
  4. Enter your MySQL password provided by the instructor.
  5. Once you are logged in you will have a mysql> prompt to run SQL statements from

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  1. In your web browser open http://wordpress.org/ Image Removed
  2. Click the "Download Wordpress" button Image Removed
  3. Click the "Download Wordpress x.x.x" button where x.x.x is a version Image Removed
  4. When the download is finished, open the zip file: Image Removed
  5. Open the "wordpress" folder in the zip file Image Removed
  6. Copy all of the files Image Removed
  7. Open your PHPMySQL drive Image Removed
  8. Open the Wordpress folder Image Removed
  9. Paste the files, this will take a few minutes Image Removed
  10. Open https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/Wordpress/Username, replacing username with your username, in a webbrowser Image Removed
  11. Click "Creation Configuration File" button Image Removed
  12. Click "Lets Go" button Image Removed
  13. Enter your username into the "Username" field and into the "Database" field, and the MySQL password your instructor provided into the "Password" field. Image Removed
  14. Click the "Submit" button Image Removed
  15. Click the "Run the Install" button Image Removed
  16. Enter in a Site Name for the "Site Name" field, your username in the "Username" field, a new password that is 7 characters long for the "Password" field and the confirm field, and your email into the email field. Image Removed
  17. Click the "Install Wordpress" button Image Removed
  18. Click the "Log In" button Image Removed
  19. Sign in Image Removed
  20. From here you can write posts, change you themes, add users, and all other administrative tasks Image Removed
  21. To access the admin page again you can browse to https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/Wordpress/Username/wp-admin, replacing Username with your username.