Wordpress version 2.8.4 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 2.8.4

      View the most recent changes for the wordpress port at: wordpress.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for wordpress.
      The raw portfile for wordpress 2.8.4 is located here:
      http://wordpress.darwinports.com/dports/www/wordpress/Portfile
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      The wordpress Portfile 58287 2009-09-25 04:36:11Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: wordpress
      Version: 2.8.4
      Category: www
      Platform: darwin freebsd
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      worksrcdir ${name}

      Description: A state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform

      Long Description: WordPress is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.

      Homepage: http://wordpress.org/
      Master Sites: ${homepage}

      Checksums: md5 0e8b296d4e2d4189b349f1d0f727bd98 sha1 af9a37283b25f26a3a3aa3a7c5db23222e18e0fc rmd160 ab449a9d20737d7fb032f6f1a247e16adba88fc4

      depends_lib port:php5-web port:php5-mysql

      use_configure no
      build {}

      destroot {
      file copy ${worksrcpath} ${destroot}${prefix}/www/${name}
      }

    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/wordpress
      % sudo port install wordpress
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching wordpress
      ---> Verifying checksum for wordpress
      ---> Extracting wordpress
      ---> Configuring wordpress
      ---> Building wordpress with target all
      ---> Staging wordpress into destroot
      ---> Installing wordpress
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using wordpress with these commands:
      %  man wordpress
      % apropos wordpress
      % which wordpress
      % locate wordpress

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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