I want to creat a blog for my site, which is hosted on windows server. Can we host a wordpress site or blog on windows.
flourishit
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Jump to PostYes, but WordPress required MySQL. It cannot run on MSSQL.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Install_Internet_Information_Services_7.0_and_WordPress_3.0.3_by_Using_the_Microsoft_Web_Platform_Installer_3.0
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blocblue
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Yes, but WordPress required MySQL. It cannot run on MSSQL.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Install_Internet_Information_Services_7.0_and_WordPress_3.0.3_by_Using_the_Microsoft_Web_Platform_Installer_3.0
Danihowto
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yes you can run wordpress on wamp server ,but i dont recomment windows server for wordpress ,wordpress permalink errors are very hard to solve on windows server, linux server is ok with wordpress
baig772
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We can host a wordpress blog on windows server it must have php and mysql installed in it. Or you can use some packages like xampp or wamp
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