## hpr0927 :: Setting up a WordPress blog: part 1

 
Frank Bell summarizes the steps involved in setting up a WordPress blog.  This episode covers creating a database and database user, installing the WordPress software, and configuring basic WordPress settings.

Related links:
WordPress Software, including the codex, themes, and plugins. (https://wordpress.org/)
Wordpress blog hosting site (https://wordpress.com/)
Xampp LAMPP server stack. (https://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html)
MySQL (https://mysql.com/)

Some other blog hosting sites:  
Blogger (https://blogger.com)
Blogspot (https://blogspot.com)
Typepad (https://www.typepad.com/)
Tumblr (https://www.tumblr.com/)
