WordPress is the best blogging script ever. It is open source PHP script. Click here download it right now. Before starting WordPress blog your server needs to meet following requirements:

1. PHP Executor
2. At Least 1 MySQL Database

Except this your server needs to support GD library so that it can enable CAPTCHA to sav your blog from Spammers.

Now you need to upload script in your server and install it or you can use FANTASTICO installer if your CPanel got one.

Now, before starting blog from default WordPress core, it’s better to have plugins to make your blog advance and give tweak to the users.

Recommended Plugins

1. All In One SEO Pack
   This plugin optimizes your wordpress blog for search engines. It is not recommended by Search Engine giants but it’s always profit to use as you can get organic visitor to your website.
   Link: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/
2. Google XML Sitemaps with qTranslate Support
   This pluign generates sitemap for your blog. You can submit your sitemap to Google Webmaster and other search engines so they can crawl your updated pages easily.
   Link: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-xml-sitemaps-with-qtranslate-support/
3. NextGen Gallery
   There are a lots of new gallery plugin for your wordpress blog and they are good too. But from start I have been using this and haven’t tried others. But still it works perfectly for me so, I will recommend same for you.
   Link: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/
4. Akismet
   Akismet is to save your blog from spammers. This plugin is already in your WordPress but you ned to get WordPress API key to activate it. To get API simply register at wordpress.com and get your personal API. But do not share API with others.
   Link: http://akismet.com/
5. Tweeter
   This plugin helps you to update your Twitter status in your blog.
   Link: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tweeter-a-twitter-widget/

I think these plugins are real need for your default WordPress script. Except these there are many other plugins which you digg at http://wordpress.org/extend/.

Have Fun Blogging.

You need to understand your blog.