Title: WordPress and Database
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# WordPress and Database

 *  [Mary01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mary01/)
 * (@mary01)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-database-1/)
 * Hello,
 * I am doing a project on online book store. Can I use free WordPress.com to create
   a database driven website like a book store?
 * Where do I install or use phpMyAdmin? Is there a plugin for database that I need
   to use.
 * Thanking you,
 * Mary

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 *  [Bill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chubbycrow/)
 * (@chubbycrow)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-database-1/#post-6582293)
 * Head over to wordpress.com and investigate; and if it suits your needs, sign 
   up for a free site. WP includes its own database which you will mainly interact
   with in the WP admin pages rather than directly via phpMyAdmin.
 * BTW, this forum is for self-hosted (not free) WP installations. You can read 
   about the differences here:
    [http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/](http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/)
 *  [Chad Smith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chadsmithdev/)
 * (@chadsmithdev)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-database-1/#post-6582299)
 * Hey Mary –
 * I don’t think you have cPanel access at WP.com – nor do I think you can get it.
   You’re going to need a shared hosting account somewhere – that way you get cPanel(
   phpMyAdmin) and also will have the ability to create your own mySQL databases,
   etc…
 * Get a cheap hosting account somewhere for testing. They’re only a couple bucks
   a month usually – and you can often find one to throw in a free domain.
 * Cheers,
    Chad
 *  Thread Starter [Mary01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mary01/)
 * (@mary01)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-database-1/#post-6582395)
 * Thanks
 * I thought about MAMP. I have downloaded it. Though does MAMP offer the database
   with wordpress?

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