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If you're going to maintain a blog, consider hosting it on your own web space. Find out how with our workshop
Over the past couple of years, the internet seems to have gone crazy for web logs – or blogs, for short – with every individual and company worth their salt setting up a blog to share their thoughts with the world.
Published in issue 218 of Computeractive is the first in a series of workshops on building and managing an advanced website. It explores how to set up a self-hosted blog, driven by a database for maximum flexibility. More specifically, it examines MySQL databases used in conjunction with a system called WordPress.
Aside from the cost of the domain name and hosting package, WordPress is completely free of charge and includes powerful features not found in many simpler blogging services. However, it is necessary to ensure that your chosen hosting package has certain features, including PHP and MySQL databases.
There are a number of suitable hosts to choose from, and several are listed on the WordPress website.
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