# mariaDB install doesnt pick up password

**URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/mariadb-install-doesnt-pick-up-password/6137
**Category:** trellis
**Created:** 2016-03-07T20:39:09Z
**Posts:** 14
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## Post 9 by @fullyint — 2016-03-08T08:11:53Z

> [@daadir](#):
>
> will try again today as wordpress didnt actually install - im guessing it another wrong config i made.

Although `dev.yml` automatically installs WP on your dev machine, `server.yml` deliberately does not install WP:

> [@Confusion on deploy](https://discourse.roots.io/t/confusion-on-deploy/5811/4):
>
> I think you’re confusing the terms _deploying_ and _installing_. Deploying a project basically means getting the code onto the server. Installing WordPress means creating a database and running their installer.
> 
> The workflow for a brand new server is:
> 
> 1. Provision server with `server.yml`
> 2. Deploy site with `./deploy.sh`
> 3. Install WordPress (however you want, just hit the URL to do it manually)
> 4. Keep deploying as usual

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