Objective
To guide users through the process of installing WordPress on their website using cPanel.
Prerequisites
- Access to your cPanel account.
- Domain Name
Steps
Step 1: Manual Installation
Download the installer via the WordPress official site. (If you required to download and install a specific version for any reason, please ensure you refer to the releases page.
Step 2: Upload WordPress Files to cPanel
Login to your cPanel account. Navigate to File Manager and
Upload the zip file to your desired directory and extract the zip file.
Copy the contents of the extract folder and paste them directly under your public_html directory. You may then delete the emptied folder and zip file.
Step 3: Create MySQL Database
Navigate to your cPanel home screen, go to MySQL Databases.
Here, create a new database by specifying a new name.
Step 4: Create and Assign User
On the same page, create a new database user by specifying a username and password. Then, add your newly-created user to the database that you have created at Step 3. Please ensure to grant all privileges for the user.
Step 5: Install WordPress
Access your website’s domain name via a web browser and complete the WordPress setup by entering the database details and configuring site settings.