Are you having problems getting the first set of 45's on, or just the second and onward?
After I get the first pair of 45's, I usually slide a thin plate, 2.5s or 5s, underneath the 45 that's already there. This elevates the plates slightly and allows me to easily add additional 45s.
If you're having problems getting the first set of 45s on, then I would suggest using the squat rack/power rack as others have recommended. My only alteration would be to place the bar rather high, close to lockout, so you only have to do a mini-rackpull and a deadlift eccentric instead of doing an almost-full deadlift to get the bar off the rack and on the ground. After it's on the ground, I would do what I suggested above.
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