Title: SQL problems
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# SQL problems

 *  [ickabod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ickabod/)
 * (@ickabod)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-problems/)
 * im trying to get a wordpress blog onto my server but they say that in order to
   be able to use SQL i have to pay £20 per month and upgrade to a business package.
   what is SQL and do i have to have it in order to install??

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 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-problems/#post-630136)
 * Yes, you need MySQL to run WordPress. It’s the database that would contain all
   of your content.
 * [http://wordpress.org/about/requirements/](http://wordpress.org/about/requirements/)
 * I bet you can find a cheaper hosting option if you look around a bit.
 *  Thread Starter [ickabod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ickabod/)
 * (@ickabod)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-problems/#post-630139)
 * Thanks, the hosting in the states looks pretty cheap i’ll try there.
 * chris

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