Last night, I downloaded Firezilla FTP and setup user names and passwords for the three domains I'll be working with during this period.
I played with the program for a bit, mainly looking at how to transfer files from the server to my computer and back again. Looking at it like this, I can see that my designer/webmaster partitioned each of the pages of my website into its own separate folder. Hopefully, I can improve on that . . .
The book on migrating the website to WordPress suggests installing WordPress in the root directory of the domain, then renaming a file to temporarily hide WordPress from prying eyes while I work on it. Then, as things progress, it's suggested to switch the WordPress installation on and off to check things. It sounds like a disaster-in-the-making.
Today, I installed WordPress in a subdirectory of my domain. Now, I have a slightly different login protocol, but there's a WordPress installation, free and clear to play with. First, I want to change the theme, then I'll start the process of migrating information from the website to WordPress. A second book I'm referring to is Head First WordPress, by Jeff Siarto. It has a good chapter on CMS (content management system).
Once I have the WordPress website the way I want it, all it takes is moving/copying a couple of files and voila!! I have a new website in place, without any hassles (I hope).
Next step: install a new theme . . .
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