Anyone know how or know any articles or books to help me start my own wordpress.org blog on my own web hosting? Thanks in advance!
Download wordpress from wordpress.org, extract the zip file to a folder on your computer. Double click the "My computer" icon on your desktop, and go to the folder to where you extracted the files. Inside that folder you will find a readme.html file. Double click the readme.html file (it should open in a browser window), and it will describe step by step how to install wordpress.
It's not that difficult mate. Follow these steps: Download the latest version of Wordpress Extract the files to your desktop. Rename wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php Open wp-config.php using a text editor like Notepad (personally, I prefer Dreamweaver). Put there your database info (username, database name, password, etc.) Upload all files to your server. Finally, run the setup program by typing in your address bar something like http://yoursite.com/wp-admin. That's it! Happy blogging! ... oh, you might also want to read my blog in case you need some blogging tips Good luck!
If your hosting support CPANEL with fantastico, it'll be easier. Just go to fantastico and find wordpress installation from there. It'll configure your database automatically.