Installing Word Press
Install WordPress using Fantastico in cPanel
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This tutorial will teach you how to install WordPress, the very popular blog content management system, using Fantastico in cPanel. It is a very simple task thanks to Fantastico. In order to complete this tutorial you will need to be using a hosting provider that offers cPanel web based management software. If you followed our previous instructions on hosting it will be easy.
Log into your cPanel account and click the Fantastico icon (happily pictured below). This is usually at the bottom of the cpanel page.
With the Fantastico window open, click on the WordPress link located in the Blogs section.
The WordPress page will open and you will see a short description of what it is.
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Verify that you have enough free space and then click the New Installation link.
You will see the New Installation options.
First is the installation location.
Install on Domain: From the drop down, your domain should be selected. (If not select it).
Install in Directory: Leave this blank if you want WordPress to be installed in the root of the domain. For example you will access WordPress at http://www.yoursite.com/ .
If you want to specify a different directory, type it in this field. For example if you put “blog” in the field, the url will be http://www.yoursite.com/blog/
Now you will have to enter the administrator name and password. This is the username and password that you will use to access the WordPress dashboard to do all your work. You will not use the cpanel again but log in directly from your site..
In the base configuration section, enter the following information:
Admin nickname: the name you want to display for the admin account.
Admin e-mail: the email address of the admin
Site name: your domain
Description: What your site is about.
Optional: I just put in 123 as we don’t usually post via email. This is for emailing into your WordPress which we don’t use much so just enter any old password click on the install wordpress.
The installation will tell you what updates have been made. Click the Finish Installation button.
The installation is finished. You have the option to email the details of the installation to someone, or return to the overview. Put your own email in here.
Once your return to the WordPress Overview page, you will see that you have WordPress install in the “Current Installations” section. Click the Visit Site button to view your new site.
If you can see the site, your installation was successful.
You can now start adding content to your site, change the layout, and take advantage of the power of the WordPress system. To login click the link on the menu to the right. Your username and password will be the ones that you enter earlier for the administrator. Happy Blogging!
Make sure you keep a copy of the username and password in a safe place.