Wordpress/installation

Contents 1 How to setup wordpress 1.1 The advantages of the Free platform 1.2 The advantages of a private Linux hosting setup 1.3 The disadvantages of a private Linux hosting setup 1.4 The advantages of a Windows Hosted setup

How to setup wordpress

Wordpress is a very popular Blogging platform, And there are many ways to setup Wordpress, You can either chose to setup wordpress by installing it on a typical hosting environment, or by using the free easywebdns hosting platform.

Each has it's advantages and disadvantages, and it is possible to start with one and switch to the other.

For instructions on setting up wordpress on a typical hosting account click here. For instructions on setting up wordpress on the Free easywebdns.com hosting platform click here.

The advantages of the Free platform

The advantages of a private Linux hosting setup

1- You can modify the PHP code of the installation 2- You can chose from a wider array of plugins and themes 3- You can modify the theme to a larger extent than on the free wordpress platform

The disadvantages of a private Linux hosting setup

1- You MUST update wordpress with every release Wordpress.org makes, otherwise your blog will be volnerable to hacking, and the more modifications you have on the blog, the more you run a risk of breaking the setup when updating it

The advantages of a Windows Hosted setup

Wordpress is really meant to be installed on Linux, the only advantage you may gain from setting Wordpress on windows is if you are an ASP.NET developer and wish to run windows programs side by side with wordpress