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Installing wordpress
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1. First things first download the software http://wordpress.org/download/\n2. Extract the files to your root folder for your blog.\n3. Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php.\n4. Edit the wp-config.php file\n// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //\n/** The name of the database for WordPress */\ndefine('DB_NAME', '');\n/** MySQL database username */\ndefine('DB_USER', '');\n/** MySQL database password */\ndefine('DB_PASSWORD', '');\n/** MySQL hostname */\ndefine('DB_HOST', ':3306');\n2. You will need to make sure mySql is downloaded and installed http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/\n3. Open the mysql console and type the following\n\tCREATE DATABASE ; \n\tGRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON .* TO @ \n\tIDENTIFIED BY ""; \n\tFLUSH PRIVILEGES \n\tEXIT \n10. Open a web browser to http://yourBlog.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php\n11. That's it you're finished installing.