Installing Wordpress on your hosting can be a straightforward process if you follow these steps. This guide assumes you already have purchased a hosting package and a domain.
Preparation
- Check if your hosting supports WordPress
- Most modern hosting services support WordPress, including PHP version 7.3 or higher and MySQL version 5.6 or MariaDB version 10.1 or higher. You can typically find this information on the hosting provider's website.
Downloading WordPress
- Download the latest version of WordPress
- Visit the official WordPress website at https://wordpress.org and download the latest version of WordPress in .zip format.
Uploading Files to the Server
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Extract the downloaded file
- Extract the downloaded .zip file on your computer. Inside, you'll find a folder named
wordpresscontaining all the necessary files.
- Extract the downloaded .zip file on your computer. Inside, you'll find a folder named
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Upload files to your hosting
- Using an FTP client (such as FileZilla), connect to your hosting's FTP server and upload the contents of the
wordpressfolder to the root directory of your web space or to a subdirectory if you want to install WordPress in a different part of your website.
- Using an FTP client (such as FileZilla), connect to your hosting's FTP server and upload the contents of the
Creating a Database
- Create a database for WordPress
- Log in to your hosting control panel (e.g., cPanel, DirectAdmin) and use the database management tool (usually phpMyAdmin) to create a new database. Note down the database name, username, and password as you'll need them later.
Installing WordPress
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Run the WordPress installation script
- Open a web browser and go to the URL where you uploaded the WordPress files (e.g.,
http://yourdomain.comorhttp://yourdomain.com/wordpressif you uploaded the files to a subdirectory). - The WordPress installation wizard will appear. Choose your language and click "Continue."
- You'll be prompted to enter the database name, username, password, database server address (usually
localhost), and table prefix (you can leave the default unless you're installing multiple WordPress installations into one database).
- Open a web browser and go to the URL where you uploaded the WordPress files (e.g.,
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Complete the installation
- After entering the details, click "Submit." WordPress will attempt to connect to your database. If everything is okay, you'll see a button to run the installation. On the next screen, enter your website name, username, password, and email address for the administrator account.
- Once the installation is complete, log in to the WordPress admin dashboard using the username and password you just created.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed WordPress on your hosting. Now you can start creating content and customizing your new website.
