How to Install WordPress In 5 Simple Steps

This article will help you to configure WordPress in your Hosting. If you have a domain and hosting you can easily install and run your website. Here are five simple steps to install WordPress very easily.

  1. Firstly, you should download WordPress from the Internet. Download the Zip and save this in your laptop.

    download the Worpress

  2. In 2nd step upload WordPress file in your hosting account. You can access your account through cPanel in browser directly, or FTP using details in FileZilla type tools.

    Cpanel in Direct browse

  3. Now the next step is to create a MySQL database, username and password:

    Login cPanel account, then click MySQL Database Wizard icon:

    • Create a Database, Enter DB Name then click Next.
    • Create User Name and Password then click Next.
    • Add User to the Database, click the All Privileges checkbox and click next step,

    MySQL Database

    After that,

    Create a database



    Database wizard

    ALL PRIVILEGES

    All privilege

    After that,

    Complete task

    Here we have done with Database name, User Name and Password.

    We will go for the next step.

  4. In WordPress folder we have a file called wp-config.php, now we have to fix that file.

    This file tells the application which database to pull information from. The step must be completed to ensure the correct DB information is associated with the WP installation.

    This file can be found in File Manager in the folder where WP is installed. We will modify this file.

    • Login CPanel.
    • Go in files section then File Manager.
    • In the pop-up box, select Web Root and check the box for Show Hidden Files (dot files), then click Go.

    From here choose the Public_html, Wordpress, then wp-config-sample.php.

    Click and rename this file as: ‘wp-config.php’, then right click and click on Edit Code:

    define('DB_NAME', 'database_name_here');
    define('DB_USER', 'username_here');
    define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password_here');


    CPanel


    Wordpress


    Rename

    Click Code Edit,

    Code edit

    After that,

    Code

    Save and close.

  5. Now in the next step, we will run and Install Wordpress. Now in place of ForeanTech domain you can use your own domain, and in place of WordPress you will use your folder name.

You should now see a welcome page that says "Welcome to the famous five minute WordPress installation process!

Start your website or blog now using these simple steps.

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