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8	8	1. Contact MFPL support and request that they kindly create a MySQL database for WordPress on your server, as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.
9	9	2. Download and unzip the latest WordPress package using one of the following methods:
10		2.a. (Recommended) If you're more comfortable editing files on your own machine and then uploading them to the server via SFTP, browse to http://wordpress.org/download/ and download the preferred archive (Zip or Gzip).
	10	2.a. (Recommended) If you're more comfortable editing files on your own machine and then uploading them to the server via SFTP, browse to http://wordpress.org/download/ and download the preferred archive (Zip or Gzip) then extract the archive to a handy location.
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12	12	2.b. Alternately, if you are modestly comfortable with the Linux command-line interface and want to save some time, you can use wget to copy the archive directly to your account. You may later wish you had the files on your local machine, though, as it is likely you will want to edit themes or tweak other settings in a non-live environment. Anyway, to use the CLI method, check out these excellent instructions at http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Step_1:_Download_and_Extract