Title: AT&T Uverse   PHP
Last modified: October 18, 2019

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# AT&T Uverse PHP

 *  [deegeorgette](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deegeorgette/)
 * (@deegeorgette)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/att-uverse-php/)
 * Hello….
    I’m trying to install WordPress on my Win XP Home system. An error message
   that I get (not verbatim) is that my service provider (At&t Uverse) needs to 
   enable Php. I called them and they said that they don’t support or use Php. Does
   that mean I can’t install WordPress on my system? Thank you. Dee

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/att-uverse-php/#post-3786814)
 * Your ISP has nothing to do with PHP on a server. Are you following these:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Installing_WordPress_on_your_own_Computer](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Installing_WordPress_on_your_own_Computer)
 *  Thread Starter [deegeorgette](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deegeorgette/)
 * (@deegeorgette)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/att-uverse-php/#post-3786821)
 * I guess I’m confused. I have limited experience with this stuff.
    When it states“
   Provider” does that mean web hosting company? Does the web hosting company need
   to enable Php? Thank you. Dee
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/att-uverse-php/#post-3786822)
 * Yes, provider means a [Web Hosting](http://wordpress.org/hosting/) company – 
   i.e. where you pay for hosting a website. Most hosting companies have php enabled–
   it’s standard for web hosting.
 * You CAN install WP on your local computer (per the link above) but it won’t be
   viewable from anyplace except that computer.
 *  Thread Starter [deegeorgette](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deegeorgette/)
 * (@deegeorgette)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/att-uverse-php/#post-3786829)
 * Thank you for your explanation.
    Please forgive me for my ignorance…but I thought
   that one could use this program for more than just blogging and actually use 
   it to design and create a web-site. And if that’s true, then how do I use it 
   with my web hosting company? Don’t I have to install it on my own computer then
   publish it to web hosting company for others to view? Background: I only have
   experience using Yahoo’s Site Builder application, which I installed on my system.
   However, the reason that I’m looking to use WP is because I want to have a blog
   on my web site and Yahoo’s program doesn’t offer that. Thank you. Dee P.S. I 
   might not respond back right away due to this holiday weekend, as I have other
   obligations to attend to. Please keep this topic open for me for when I do get
   back here. Thank you.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/att-uverse-php/#post-3786831)
 * Yes, it’s designed to work on a web hosting server – your local computer install
   is not related to that – though you can move a site – but it’s easier to build
   it on the server it will be hosted on. You don’t need to install anything on 
   your local computer to use WP if it’s on a live server – all the work would be
   done via a browser.
 * BTW, from what I have heard, Yahoo’s hosting does not work very well with WP –
   so you might consider finding a better hosting company.

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 * Last reply from: [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/att-uverse-php/#post-3786831)
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