wordpress?

[Esk247]

everyone keeps banging on about wordpress and how easy it is to use, so i thought i'd go ahead and download/install it on a spare website that i've got. But, i can't get the darn thing to work, after initially failing to get it on the darn website i've now got to the database bit...but i've found the host can only give me a database for £199 a year added to the £69 a year for the hosting which works out expensive for a test.

so is this how everyone else does it? because its darn more expensive and complicated than i thought, i thought you just unpacked it, stuck it in the root folder and uploaded it..but you can't..you have to do some complicated trickery and a rain dance!

i might stick to my basic html, they may not be glossy websites but still..easy to do.

 

[Faevilangel]

everyone keeps banging on about wordpress and how easy it is to use, so i thought i'd go ahead and download/install it on a spare website that i've got. But, i can't get the darn thing to work, after initially failing to get it on the darn website i've now got to the database bit...but i've found the host can only give me a database for £199 a year added to the £69 a year for the hosting which works out expensive for a test.

so is this how everyone else does it? because its darn more expensive and complicated than i thought, i thought you just unpacked it, stuck it in the root folder and uploaded it..but you can't..you have to do some complicated trickery and a rain dance!

i might stick to my basic html, they may not be glossy websites but still..easy to do.

£199 for a database You do need a db to run wordpress, I would just get a free account from wordpress.com... You can't make your own themes but you can do most of what wordpress.org does.

 

[sanjiv]

They are ripping you off. Who is the host?
My host does it all for around £40 per year and is on the cloud. Really good. Support pretty much 24/7/365.

 

[Esk247]

i wont mention who it is, because they've been very good with hosting packages over the last few years that i've used them but each database is £199 and takes 48 hours to set up.

didn't know there were some freebie setups on wordpress so i'll go and have a look!

it just seems a bit more complicated than i thought, i'm fine with ftp and uploading html files, root folders, htdocs etc etc but this has confusled me some what.

 

[DavidGiant]

Sounds way to much. I am a developer and I use site5.com. Its based in the states but they are awesome. Cheap, feature rich, excellent support.

 

[bluedreamer]

£199 for a mysql database is a complete rip off in my opinion. Mysql databases are pretty much standard kit with Linux hosting nowadays, with accounts offering at least one, and many hosts giving you several/dozens.

48 hours to set up a database is a bit of a joke as well. Using an industry standard hosting control panel like Cpanel you can instantly set a database up with just a few clicks, when you're used to doing it it takes less than a minute

I'd suggest looking for a modern host with up to date facilities.

 

[sanjiv]

Are you with Streamline?

Look at their website and see their plans and it is £3.49 per month including MySQL and 10GB webspace.

 

[Tin]

As has been said above, you really do need to move hosts. Cheap, reliable hosting is readily available and will usually come with Wordpress without an additional charge. I was with FH until they started to sting customers with prices like that. Moving hosts isn't necessarily a big thing but you do need to think about it.

Hope that helps

 

[filtuh.com]

Are you sure they're not charging for an MSSQL db not MySQL? One of the semi-basic editions of MS SQL is £15/month for the license which comes to £180 and then presumably a setup charge.....?

We're now on TSOhost as recommended by Dom from Vidahost (thanks btw) and using their grid hosting, but they do linux hosting as well for about £15 a year and I think it comes with push-button WP installer. They're a great company too.

Obvious win imo.

 

[Esk247]

it was a 150mb database for £199 a year, i've got another hosting company that i've bought a bulk user account from so i'll go have a gander to see if they have a built in database!

it's just a bit of a faff on really, html/css is still easier for me it seems.

 

[ThomasHardy]

If you want to just have a play around with WordPress why just try on your own computer use MAMP (Mac) or WAMP (PC), here is a simple guide - http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/installing-wordpress-locally/

 

[ecenica]

Once you're over the £199 database issue - yes it sounds expensive - there's plenty of sites out here with great advice on getting started.

WordPress.org
Smashingmagazine.com
Catswhocode.com
Catswhoblog.com

These are just a few that spring to mind.

If you're happy to roll your sleeves up and get under the WordPress bonnet then we recommend our developer customers to try Thematic - a really awesome WordPress Theme Framework, and one we use exclusively to build our own and VIP client WordPress sites.

^RM.

 

[Zeal]

What Thomas has said.

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

Install it locally... you can then install Wordpress and play around with it then. All free