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WordPress

Joseph Hall
Joseph Hall
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Posted by Joseph Hall
Joseph Hall
10,865 Points

Do I need a DataBase for a simple wordpress website?

Hi,

I am creating a simple wordpress website for a client. It has a blog page, but the majority of it is just a simple websites, with registering menus, content, the loop, etc.

Since it is just a simple theme, will I need to create a database? If so, what would the database be used for? What should I call the database?

Joseph

3 Answers

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Yes, wordpress requires a database.

You just need to create a new database with a name, user, and password...and enter that information into a special file within your wordpress folder called wp-config.php

From there, when you first try to navigate to your wordpress site, and the wp-config has the database name, user, and password credentials correct, wordpress will populate the database with the necessary tables and values.

From there, there is really nothing else you need to do with the database, wordpress will handle it from there.

On going, wordpress will store things in it like post, comments, etc.