Install WordPress
Blogger and other non-WordPress users: Skip this section.
WordPress can be installed in several ways. I recommend that you install it from scratch because doing so is a quick, straightforward process. Taking this step will allow you to have the newest version from the get-go and then upgrade whenever an update is released.
This isn’t the case, however, if you install WordPress through a popular script library installer such as Fantastico, which is common among shared hosting companies. Fantastico simplifies the installation process further, reducing it to a few clicks and the collection of some credentials from you. Unfortunately, Fantastico’s version of WordPress tends to be several revisions behind the current version, ...
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