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1. abwhitney
   Member
   Apr 7, 2008, 1:17 AM

   I'm just learning about blogs and I had a question. I've read a bit about this but still not so sure

   We intend to have a blog with several features:

   blog entries with videos, rss feeds, opt-in form, and a few static pages (about us, information, etc). Primarily it will be a blog site, but over time there may be other features added on.

   I have a host who allows free add-on domains so this will be technically not on the primary domain, but for all intensive purposes it will (it has it's own separate domain).

   so my question is, do I install WordPress on the root level, or on a sub folder or on a sub domain. And to make things more complicated, I'd prefer to keep the WP main files in a subfolder of the main root folder so that it's not cluttering that folder.

   any suggestions?

2. dlager
   Member
   Apr 7, 2008, 1:32 AM

   As someone who is a hobbiest blogger, for less than a year:

   if you choose to do a selfhosted blog take a look at the wordpress partners

   http://wordpress.org/hosting/

   These partners of wordpress have easy push button installation of the wordpress blog builder.
   otherwise you will have to check out the complicated installation of mySQL and PHP.

   i will throw out another option:
   you can start by using a wordpress.com blog

   if you wish to get into self hosting, you can always export your wordpress.com blog later.
   as you gain expierience.

3. dlager
   Member
   Apr 7, 2008, 1:36 AM

   I will point out also, a cheap site offered me domain space with wordpress.org blog.
   It was a total technical disaster. different hosts offer different challenges.
   I was much much happier when i tried self hosting by selecting one of the hosts from the link above.

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