What is WordPress?

WordPress is a popular open-source blog engine written in PHP. The guide below shows how to run it in Virtuoso.

Install VAD

1. Start virtuoso db using the hosting_php.so ( .dll for win users). In oder to use this plugin, it needs to be included in your virtuoso ini file as follows:
   

   
   ...
   [Plugins]
   # for ex. here the location of the plugins is the plugin folder
   LoadPath = ./plugin
   ...
   Load6    = Hosting,hosting_php.so
   ...
   

   
   
2. Setup "Local Virtuoso" DSN (note the empty space in the name!) in order to access any of the application URLs.
   • For windows users, please perform the following steps:
     1. Go to Start >> Settings >> Control Panel >> Administrative Tools >> Data Sources (ODBC)
     2. Go to tab "User DSN" and click "Add"
     3. Select the "OpenLink Virtuoso (version)" driver and click "Finish"
     4. Enter "Name": Local Virtuoso
     5. Enter "Description": My Local Virtuoso
     6. For "Server", enter your Virtuoso's hostname and ISQL port, e.g., localhost:1116
     7. Click "Next"
     8. Enter a username for "Login ID", e.g., dba
     9. Enter the user's "Password". For dba, the default password is dba
     10. Click "Next"
     11. Click "Finish".
3. From ISQL execute:
   

   
   SQL> DB.DBA.VAD_INSTALL('tmp/wordpress_fs.vad',0);
   

   
   

Configuration

1. After you have successfully installed the WordPress wordpress_fs.vad package, access the WordPress home page: http://host:port/WordPress in order to continue the installation process
2. Proceed with the installation offered by the UI
3. When finished run the rdf view script WordPress_rdf_views_script.sql, .

RDF View Script

1. After you have installed the WordPress wordpress_fs.vad package and from the WordPress UI the configuration is finished, from ISQL execute the WordPress_rdf_views_script.sql file, which contains the RDF Views scripts for WordPress:
   

   
   isql localhost:1116 dba dba WordPress_rdf_views_script.sql
   

   
   
   • You can also find the WordPress RDF Views scripts here.

URI Schemes

http://<your-instance-cname>/WordPress/user/<ods-user-id>

Download

• You can download the WordPress VAD package from here.

References

• WordPress

See Also

• WordPress SIOC Reference