Hey everyone!!

I’ve just launched a new site (http://www.wppoke.com/) for submitting/pingging your website to help you submit your website to search engines and directories.

Please check http://www.wppoke.com/ out and if you like it, bookmark it

Enjoy

Abdul

Hey there!!!

So you are here to learn about my method of creating an easy to manage website yourself from scratch.

These steps or tutorial as you might wish to refer to it is aimed at absolute beginners, so no prior technical knowledge is required. I will try and help keep your setting up and running costs as low as possible, which is why I will try where possible to use opensource software and scripts. As a result of this I will be using WordPress as a platform for running the website and Filezilla as the FTP client used to upload the files.

I am going to split this tutorial into five parts which are:

1. Purchasing a Domain
2. Obtaining Hosting
3. Linking your Domain and Hosting
4. Setting up WordPress
5. Customisation options

Having it split like this means you can follow through from start to finish and end up with a complete website or you could just jump in wherever you need to.

I hope you find these mini tutorials useful and if you need to ask anything just post it in as a comment.

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Abdul

Hey Everyone!!

So this is the fifth and final part of my guide to setting up a website where I will show you how to modify your website!!

First thing I do is change the permalinks. To do this you need to go to: http://www.yourblogurl.com/wp-admin/options-permalink.php and chose one of the options that appeals to you most. I personally prefer setting it to custom and using this: “/%postname%/”

Secondly, we need to get a theme up and running!!

To add a new theme you need to first of all find that theme, then upload it using FTP (FileZilla) to your “wp-content/themes/” folder.

To activate it, you need to go tohttp://www.yourblogurl.com/wp-admin/themes.php and activate whichever theme you want.

When it comes to free themes, I’ve found the following sites to be the best resources:

1. http://www.wpskins.org/
2. http://wordpressthemesbase.com/
3. http://www.skinpress.com/category/wordpress/

You might want to install some plugins too. To do this, go to: http://www.yourblogurl.com/wp-admin/plugins.php and search for whatever you may come to mind.

This concludes my guide to setting up a website.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to me at any time.
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Abdul

Hey there!!

So now we’ve done all the hard stuff and now can move onto all the easy stuff. Here I will show you how to install WordPress.

Database Stuff

First of all, we will need to create a MySQL database.

Since we have been using Hostgator throughout these tutorials, I shall demonstrate this with cPanel. Also cPanel is a very common system used by a lot of hosting companies, so if you’re not using Hostgator but using cPanel this is still valid for you

So to create a database you need to log onto cpanel usually using something like this: http://www.domainname.com/cpanel and log in when requested using your username and password. Head towards the MySQL section. Create a new user and also create a new database and then link the new user you just made to the database.

For a better overview, have a look at this video showing you how to create a new database and linking a new user to it.

WordPress

Now that we have all the database side of things set up, we can now move on to uploading our files.

So first thing is first, we need to get you the latest copy of WordPress. So go to the Official WordPress Download Page Here and download it to your computer. Once downloaded extract the zip file and note where it’s been extracted.

We now need to upload the files onto the server, for this, we will use an FTP program. For the sake of reducing the costs, I will show you how to do this using Filezilla.

So head over to the FileZilla Download Page and download and install it.

Launch the program and when asked for server name, enter your domain name, so something like yourdomain.com and your username and password information are the same as your cPanel information that you’ve used earlier to log on.

Once you’re logged in successfully, navigate to your “public_html” folder and upload the contents of the WordPress Folder such that all the files and folders associated with WordPress are in your “public_html” folder.

Have a look here for some guidance notes on using Filezilla.

Once that upload is complete, you need to navigate to yourdomain.com and follow the on-screen installation instructions. You will need to enter the information you entered earlier for setting up a database. Leave the table prefix as “wp_” and most likely your sever name will remain as “localhost”. Create your admin account and password and setup the name of your blog.

Have a look here for the official guidance notes on how to install WordPress and troubleshooting.

And that’s IT! You now have the basic frame work of a website up and running!

Next up I’ll be showing you how to modify and edit your brand new website!!

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Enjoy

Abdul

Hey there!!

It’s great to see you still being here with us!!! So I am assuming you’re here now because you have a domain name and a hosting package and you want to link them together.

Well this is an easy part. The only problem with it though is that it could take up to 48 hours in total for it all to be working in order.

First of all, we need to get your DNS Server Names sometimes also called as NS Server Names. There is usually two of them and are usually included in your account confirmation email. So make a note of them.

Secondly, we need to point your domain name to these server addresses. So go to your domain control panel. Each registrar is different, but with GoDaddy I think the following video will be the best way to show you:

How to Change DNS Servers within GoDaddy

Now this is all done, you will need to wait up to 48 hours before you can move onto step four where I’ll show you how to install wordpress.

If you like what you see and want to stay updated, please follow us on twitter or like us on facebook to get regular updates straight away.

Enjoy

Abdul