The following are instructions on setting up and installing Wordpress MU (multi-user) on your Hostmonster account.
- Download and unzip the WordPress MU package, if you haven't already. The unzipped files will be created in a directory named "wordpressmu" followed by a version number.
- Create your new database using the MySQL database manager in your Cpanel
- Create a new MySQL user
- Attach your new MySQL user to your new MySQL database
- Place the WordPress MU files in the desired location on your web server:
* If you want to integrate WordPress MU into the root of your
domain (e.g. http://example.com/), move or upload all the files and
directories of the unzipped WordPress MU directory into the root
directory of your web server.
* If you want to have your WordPress MU installation in its own
subdirectory on your web site (e.g. http://example.com/blogs/),
rename the directory wordpressmu to the name you'd like the
subdirectory to have and move or upload it to your web server.
For example if you want the WordPress MU installation in a
subdirectory called "blog", you should rename the directory called
"wordpressmu" to "blogs" and upload it to the root directory of your
web server. - Run the WordPress MU installation script by accessing index.php in your web browser.
* If you installed WordPress MU in the root directory, you should visit: http://example.com/index.php
* If you installed WordPress MU in its own subdirectory called
blogs, for example, you should visit: http://example.com/blogs/index.php - Follow the setup wizard (note: Hostmonster.com does not support dynamic sub-domains. So you need to choose to put your blogs on sub-directoris)
That's it! You are done! You should now have a fully working Wordpress MU on your Hostmonster webserver account! Enjoy.