Here's a little tip that just might save someone some time and headaches.
Let's say you are creating a new WordPress.org blog, and you are going to host it on GoDaddy.
Be aware that in the process you will be working with FOUR different sets of login names/passwords. Keep a little notebook handy, and be sure to note which login name/password is which!
Take a look. First you'll log in to GoDaddy with your primary GoDaddy account Login name and password. OK. That's easy enough.
As you set up the hosting account on GoDaddy, you will need to create a different User Name and Password for that particular domain in the Hosting Control Center. If you have multiple domains hosted on GoDaddy, each one requires a different User Name.
Then in order to use WordPress.org, you need to create a Database in the hosting account. This actually involves nothing more than naming the Database, but in order to do that, the Database requires its own User Name and Password.
When you set up your FTP connection to upload the WordPress files to the GoDaddy host account, remember that the User Name and Password you want to plug into the FTP program is the Hosting Control Center set, not your primary GoDaddy set, and not the Database set.
When you complete the upload, and you run the WordPress.org installation, you will need to plug in the Database User Name and password. Also remember that to complete this WP form, the Database name is the same as the User Name.
When the installation is finished, WordPress will display a new Username (Always "admin") and a randomly generated password to access your new blog.
Here's one more tip. Login to the new WordPress blog immediately, go straight to the Users tab
And create another another user account for yourself with a Username and Password that you can actually remember
Be sure to click the drop down list at "Role" and set the role as "Administrator".
You may also be interested in these posts:
http://activerain.com/blogsview/326410/Installing-WordPress-org-On
http://activerain.com/blogsview/332289/WordPress-Image-Problem-A
http://activerain.com/blogsview/327592/WordPress-org-Would-Somebody
P.S. Since, I've now created a number of WordPress.org blogs in the process of learning the ins and outs, here's a little spreadsheet I made up to keep track
P.S.S. I just wish I had established a logical "naming convention" first, my hosting control usernames and my blog usernames are all over the map. :-/
Cheryl Johnson
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Thanks. The person I have submitted me to word press. I could not set it up. You just helped me so much.