In my last post I talked about how to start a self hosted WordPress blog. One of the things involved in that was , how to install WordPress on your Shared Hosting so that you can start posting on it. Today we will talk about that.I am assuming here that you have already bought a domain name and Shared hosting for your blog.
CREATE A DATABASE
The first requirement for installing WordPress on your shared hosting server is to create a user name and a database to be used by wordpress.If you are on CPANEL (control panel of your webshosting) , Navigate to Databases >> My SQL databases. Click to continue…
Many of you may have wondered how these WordPress blogs are being setup and maintained? Is it too technical to set it up or is it too complicated for a novice guy to set it up and maintain. Today, i will talk about how to setup a self hosted wordpress blog/site and what stuff you need for doing this.
WHAT A SELF HOSTED WORDPRESS SITE/BLOG IS
The first thing many of you wonder what is a self hosted wordpress blog is? Basically its a blog/website hosted on a server (Shared hosting or dedicated) and you need to pay monthly or yearly fees for the hosting you use for your wordpress blog. The self hosting provides you the full control over the blog and its content.
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Many of you may have observed that i am using Thesis Premium theme for this blog. I am a big fan of Thesis theme for the flexibility it offers me to create a unique website design for myself which is different from others even though the theme is same.
I have already talked about why you should buy Thesis theme on my other blog. Hence i wont be writing those stuff again. A new version of Thesis 1.6 is released recently, which provides so many customisations right inside the options panel without any HTML or CSS or PHP coding.
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