So you’re thinking about starting your own blog. WordPress is the best blogging tool that helps you add and publish your posts easily online. You can either publish them instantly, or set them on schedule to be automatically published later anytime you wish.
So how can you install WordPress? Can you easily do it even without any professional HTML or web design skills? The good news is, yes, using the fast and easy WordPress installation process, you can have your own blog up and running in less than 3 minutes.
In order to see which installation method is the most ideal for you, you can first check with your online hosting provider and ask if they offer an automated WordPress installation. Most hosting companies offer a tools collection called “Fantastico” which is a part of your cPanel account.
It helps you install many helpful free scripts and tools for your website, simply in a click of a button. WordPress is also among them.
However, if you don’t see that option as a part of your hosting account, here’s an easy step-by-step guide to help you get your blog up and running in 3 minutes:
- Download the latest available version of WordPress from their original website. Then unzip and upload the files to your server.
- Visit “www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/install.php” to start the installation process. It is very short and easy with only 3 steps.
- Using your hosting control panel, create a simple MySQL database and set user permissions.
- Update “wp-settings.php” with your chosen username and password for the database you created earlier. Then upload it to your server again.
- Now run the last step of the installation process and choose your desired login info for your new blog. There you go! Your blog is all set up and ready to start publishing about your thoughts and passions.
Now you can enjoy joining the exciting world of blogging and touch the world with your personal or professional thoughts and visions. Good luck with your new blog!
Small businesses that do not need much in the way of resources benefit from shared hosting for their hosting needs. Personal websites are also suited to these services well, as the service is cheaper and not as management intensive as the alternative. A lot of these shared hosting sites drop the ball when it comes to customer service, however. HostGator has radically changed this with their customer service.
VPS stands for Virtual Private Server, and in a VPS hosting service, although the websites are housed by a physical server, they are allowed to exist on their own. The entire server is basically built with virtual compartments or containers. Every compartment, shall contain one website and in this virtual setup, a user is able to control his system. Before we continue to talk about VPS hosting, I first want to say that I have one beef with the hosting companies that offer these accounts, they never seem to offer good coupons. The hosting coupons for a company like HostGator, always seem to be only for the shared accounts.
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