Blogs are popular online journals that allow individuals to post their daily musings on a variety of topics. Several popular webblog tools can be installed on our servers, and here, we will discuss how to set up and run the popular Wordpress blog system.

Step 1: Prepare a MySQL Database and Username
The first step of preparing a blog is to prepare a MySQL Database, username, and password. All of the content that you will write to the blog will be stored in the MySQL database that you set up. Please follow the instructions given in the below tutorial to set up a database just for your new blog.Set up a MySQL Database, Username, Password.

Step 2: Upload the files to FTP
You will now need to download the latest Wordpress files from their server to prepare for upload. Please visit wordpress.org and download the latest files. You will want the .zip version. Unzip these files to your desktop. Now, you will need to modify the wp-config.php file within the Wordpress files to reflect your database information. Go into the "wordpress" folder that was just unzipped. In this directory, rename the file called "wp-config-sample.php" to "wp-config.php". Right click on the new file and select, open with>choose program. Open the file with your "wordpad" application. Here, you must enter information for "DB_NAME" "DB_USER" and "DB_PASSWORD." Replace the default values, "wordpress" "username" and "password." Put into those spots the database information generated in step 1. The DB_HOST can be left as "localhost."

Now, use FTP to connect to your account. Create a folder where you want your blog to reside, such as "http://www.yourdomain.com/blog." Then upload the Wordpress files to this folder.

Step 3: CHMOD folders to be readable
You will need to CHMOD the wp-content folder to 777 in order to upload files through your web admin. If you are using "yourdomain.com/blog" for your blog, your wp-content folder will be located at "yourdomain.com/blog/wp-content." Use the following tutorial if you are not familiar with CHMOD. How to CHMOD files and folders.

Step 4: Install the software
This is the final step. Go to the install script which is located at "yourblog.com/wp-admin/install.php." There, you need only to follow the on-screen instructions to complete your blog. Don't worry, this step is typically done in under 30 seconds. Please contact us if you run into any problems in your installation. Enjoy!