How do I set up the wordpress blog on my website?

Answer by: George Kaloyanov, Aplus.Net Knowledge Base Support.

BLOG, or web-LOG, is basically a journal that is available on the Web. Wordpress is an easy-to-use weblog system, providing numerous features like categories, ratings, as well as custom plugin installation. Through the multi-user feature that Wordpress offers, visitors can also publish on the Web having different access levels.

Here’s how to set up Wordpress on your website:

Start by logging into the Aplus.Net Control Panel at http://cp.aplus.net using your Registration Number and Customer Password.
Select Web Hosting from the top navigation bar.
Next, select Hosted Domains and click on Manage Hosted Domains.
Now, select the hosted domain that you’d like to manage.
Click on the Design tab.
Click the Wordpress icon.
Enter your administrator’s password in the respective text field.
Re-enter the same password for confirmation.
Type a valid email address. This is your administrator email address where you will receive notifications about new entries and comments.
Wordpress uses a MySQL database. Please choose a database from your existing ones using the respective drop-down menu.

Note: The tool will suggest the optimal database but you have the full control to select which one should be used for the installation.

Choose the Install location of your Wordpress using the respective radio buttons. You have two options here:

To install Wordpress in your main /html directory. The Wordpress Homepage URL would be: http://www.yourdomain.com/wordpress/
To install Wordpress in a subdomain of your domain name (in this case you can also modify the subdomain name from wordpress to whatever name you like). The Wordpress Homepage URL would be: http://wordpress.yourdomain.com

Note: Please replace “yourdomain.com” with your actual hosted domain name.

Finally, click the Install button.

You can now use the Administer and View links to start working with your Wordpress blog. An extensive Wordpress documentation and help section is available here:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page