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Andrew Neary
Courses Plus Student 939 PointsWordpress
What is the difference between the one click install and the five minute install, if any?
2 Answers
Christopher Hall
9,052 PointsWhen a web host provides a one click Wordpress install, they are automating:
- Creation of the MySQL database to be used for WP
- Providing a database name and database user for the configuration script that adds the standard WP tables
- Adding the WP files to the htdocs/www directory
- Creating a WP admin login and sending it to you in an email / through their web panel.
The 5 minute install requires you to have already created the MySQL database, edited a config file, uploaded the files to your web server. Then you can run the installation script and give it the database name/user info as well as specify values for the initial Wordpress admin login. Then the install script will do the setup of WP tables in the database automatically. So it gives you a little more flexibility, but requires a bit more server administration knowledge.
Anthony Hind
5,715 PointsHi Guys,
What is your opinion of the Wordpress one click install?
I have personally found this method to be a bit of hassle it appears great at first instance but you tend to find that the hosting company is a couple of versions behind so you immediately have to upgrade your WordPress installation, this is then where I have found glitches/problems with my installs especially with the automatic update feature.
Has anyone else found the one click install a hassle?
I would definitely suggest manually installing Wordpress as you get a lot more control over your installation as Christopher mentioned. from my own experience it is worth setting up locally with mamp/xammp and just keep testing and trying things out.
The one click install is controlled by the hosting company and to me it feels a little out of my hands and risky :)
missgeekbunny
37,033 PointsI actually haven't had a problem with my host and the one click install. I have needed to edit the config file which was easily done just using ftp to pull down the config file to edit and then putting it back. It actually has helped in some areas with security as my database prefixes aren't the easily hacked suggested wp- but are a randomly generated letter combination. Plus there is an option for a more complex install where I can do all the stuff that the 5 minute install entails right next to the 1 click button. Also my install has only been out of date the same day I installed it once. That day I installed on 1 site and then an update came out later in the day.