Learning how to install and setup wordpress can be a real nightmare for any newer web-developer can quickly burn several days, if not weeks of time. This probably pushes some new web-developers to seek out free blogging services due to lack of understanding how to install a php driven system that uses mysql, plugins, themes for templates, and contains lots of other goodies you may have never heard of.

Starting things off is the information from WordPress directly. WordPress provides a Codex Knowledge Base that covers everything WordPress. It’s well written and most features are easy enough to follow. If you plan on working with WordPress at all, you will want to bookmark the Codex.

• Codex Main Page: Index listing allowing you to jump off to topics. I also recommend the search feature in the top right corner.
• A great place to start is the Getting Started with WordPress section which highlights some of the main topics for WordPress installs, setup, and uses.
• From the Codex: How to Install WordPress including the famous 5-Minute installation, common problems and other detailed installation instructions.

WordPress Codex is a great resource, but sometimes it can get a little confusing. This is where other Bloggers and Web Develeopers have stepped in to help. Below is several different view points on installing and setting up WordPress from some of the top Bloggers on the Internet.

• Solostream offers a text version and flash video version on how to install WordPress. The text outline is simple but the video goes into plenty of details that even the newest web-developer can follow.
• Kentuckyclassroom explains through a YouTube Video on how to install WordPress through C-Panel. You can also check out other WordPress Video Tutorials Kentuckyclassroom’s Homepage.
• Check out the article from Free WP Training on How to Install a Plugins on a WordPress 2.7 for a great detailed guide on finding, downloading, and setting up WordPress 2.7 Plugins.
• Learn how to install and setup WordPress on your Windows PC for local testing.
• WordPress 2.7 Upgrade Tips: Make sure you have the basics covered, your theme is 2.7 compatible, and your plugins will properly convert over.

If you are currently new to WordPress and just downloaded WordPress 2.7, you need to be sure that you only use Themes and Plugins that are WordPress 2.7 compatible. WordPress has gone through several major changes over the years and some plugins, themes and versions are not compatiable with todays newest features.