How to Set Up WordPress on My Own Domain

1. Download and install a free FTP client, such as FileZilla or SmartFTP (See 'Resources'). The FTP allows you to upload webpages to your own domain from your computer.
2. Download the latest release of Wordpress from their website (See 'Resources'). Double-click the WordPress archive to extract the file once downloaded.

3. Upload the entire folder to your domain using your preferred FTP client. Click 'Start,' then 'Computer.' Click 'Map network drive.' Click 'Connect to a Web site.' Fill in your FTP details. Click 'Finish.' Double-click your FTP folder. Paste the Wordpress folder here.
4. Log in to your web host's administrative panel, which differs depending on your host An example of this would be cPanel. Locate the 'MySQL' or 'Database' section and create a new database. Choose a database name, user name and password that you will remember.
5. Rename 'wp-config-sample.php' to 'wp-config.php.' Open the file in Notepad and enter the details of the database that you just created. Save the file back to your web server.
6. Go to the install.php page. For example if you installed the 'wordpress' folder to 'yoursite.com' then the URL would be: 'www.yoursite.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php' (without quotes). Complete the onscreen instructions to finish the initial admin setup.