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How to install Wordpress via your hosting Cpanel using the option Fantastico
Wordpress, Blogging Tools and Services July 10th, 2007
Visited 1444 times, 1 so far todaywhat is Wordpress?
Wordpress is a powerful Open Source blogging application. It is one of the most popular and favorite webloggging software because it provides so many features, themes and plugins and best of all, it is free to download and use. This tutorial assumes you already have a web hosting and a domain name ready. If you don’t then I can recommend oxynic.com. This blog is hosted with them.With Wordpress you can easily customize the look abd feel of your website as there are hundreds of Wordpress themes available to choose from. Wordpress has a user friendly administration panel that you simply need to log into when you write a new post and publish it on your website.
So lets get started
- Go to your Cpanel and click “fantastico” under preinstalled scripts. This will take you to the Fantastic page.

- On the left hand side you will see a list of scripts available to you. Find Wordpress under Blogs and click it.

- Click on New Installation

- Complete all the boxes as follows:
Install on domain: your domain will be filled in by default. This means that Wordpress will be installed in the root directory of the domain. Do not change this.
Install in directory: leave blank unless you want to install Wordpress in a directory for example http://domain name/directory name. All you need to do is enter the directory name in the box and it will be automatically created for you.Admin access data
Administrator-username : you need this to enter Wordpress admin panel
Password you need this to enter Wordpress admin panelBase configuration
Admin nickname : choose any nickname of your choice, you will be welcomed to Wordpress with this name, Not mandatory.
Admin e-mail (your email address) : enter your email address, this s should be auto entered
Site name : this should be your domain name by default. You can leave as is
Description : Enter a description about your site. Not mandatoryE-mail account configuration
E-mail account username :choose a username
E-mail account password : choose a password
POP/SMTP server : leave as the default option
POP/SMTP server port : leave as the default setting - Click Install Wordpress
- You will be presented with the following message
Install Wordpress (2/3)The MySQL database and MySQL user tutorial_wrdp1 will be created and used for this installation.
- You chose to install in the main directory of the domain tutorial.bloggerholic.com.
- The access URL will be: http://tutorial.bloggerholic.com/.
Click on Finish installation to continue. - Click in Finish Installation to continue
- That’s it the installation is done, how easy was that!
Proceed to: How to change the Theme of your Wordpress site
Go back to:Wordpress for Dummies
This book “Wordpress for Dummies” provides you with everything you need to get up and running with WordPress. The book covers blogging basics, choosing a hosting solution or setting up a host, developing blog content, syndicating blog posts with RSS, launching a specialized blog (including podcasting, photoblogging, mobile blogging, and videoblogging), and even earning revenue.
It Includes help on every aspect of installing and using WordPress, illustrations from real-world WordPress blogs, step-by-step tutorials on key topics, and insights from bloggers who have used WordPress
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[ # 3761 ] Comment from Farida [June 11, 2008, 3:47 am]


[ # 3760 ] Comment from John [June 11, 2008, 3:29 am]
Ok, I’m a real dummy, “Go to your Cpanel …”
Where do I find Cpanel? In WordPress?