If for some reason that system, doesn't work for you, you can install a single user WordPress blog in your own account on itp.nyu.edu, by following these instructions.

First check out the suggestions at blogsecurity.net on How to Secure WordPress
log into stu.itp.nyu.edu with ssh and type the following linux line commands:

cd public_html	change directory into your web enabled directory
wget wordpress.org/latest.zip	get the latest version of wordpress
unzip latest.zip	unzips it to a folder called wordpress
mv wordpress "your blog name"	similar to rename
cd "your blog name'	change directory to your blog directory
cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php	Create a config file for the blog.

Now you can edit that file, wp-config.php, in your favorite text editor. Be sure to save the file with Unix line breaks.

Here is a portion of the file with the parts that you should edit. Fill in database_name, username and password with the information from the info sheet you got when your database was set up.

// ** MySQL settings ** //

define('DB_NAME', 'database_name'); // The name of the database (usually your netid) \\

define('DB_USER', 'username'); // Your MySQL username (usually your netid) \\

define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password'); // Password stored in sqlpw.. (not your NETID password) \\

define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); // You won't need to change this value on ITP's server

// You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each a unique prefix
// Note: For added security, please consider changing this
$table_prefix = 'wp_'; // Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!

After you are done with that (remember to save the file with unix line endings). You can upload the config file to the blog directory on itp.nyu.edu that you just created if you editted it on your local machine.
Next, you are ready to run the install procedure, go to the following URL and follow the instructions:

http://itp.nyu.edu/~YOURNETID/nameofwordpressfolder/wp-admin/install.php.

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