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How to install WordPress using Softaculous at cPanel?  Print this Article

  WordPress is a free and open-source content management system based on PHP and MySQL. it's the  most powerful blogging and website content management system (or CMS) in existence today. To install WordPress on your cPanel Hosting using Softaculous, you need to do the following:
  
     
1. Login into your cPanel Control Panel  
2. In your cPanel scroll down to "Softaculous App Installer" section and click on "Softaculous App Installer" icon. You will now see all the apps that you can install in 1 Click using Softaculous. Click on "Wordpress" icon in the Softaculous apps.  
3. On the Next WordPress Page for Quick installation just from Overview Tab, click the Install Now button.  
4. From Software Setup Section choose :  
 
  • Choose Protocol: If your website support SSL or already install sslcertificate you can choose from https://, https://www ,if not either choose http:// or http://www.
  • Choose Domain: Select the domain name you want to install WordPress Software.
  • In Directory: Enter the folder name under the root of the website, if you want the WordPress to be your default website pages leave it blank.
  
 5. For Site Settings Section:   
 
  • Site Name : Enter the General Site Name.
  • Site Description: Type your site descriptions.
  • Enable Multisite (WPMU): This feature will Enable Multisite option for your WordPress blog. Your Server must support Apache mod_rewrite to use this feature.
  
 6. Select Language: Select Interface Language from drop-down language list.  
 7. Advanced Options:   
 
  • Database Name: MySQL database name for WordPress software Instance.
  • Table Prefix : MySQL table Prefix for the WordPress Database.
  • Disable Update Notifications: If checked you will not receive an email notification for updates available for this installation.
  • Auto Upgrade: If checked, this installation will be automatically upgraded to the latest version when a new version is available.
  • Auto Upgrade WordPress Plugins: If checked, all the active WordPress plugins installed for this installation will be automatically upgraded to the latest version when your script installation is upgraded.
  • Auto Upgrade WordPress Themes : If checked, the active WordPress theme for this installation will be automatically upgraded to the latest version when your script installation is upgraded.
  • Automated backups : Softaculous will take automated backups via CRON as per the frequency you select
  • Backup Rotation : If the backup rotation limit is reached Softaculous will delete the oldest backup for this installation and create a new backup. The backups will utilize your space so choose the backup rotation as per the space available on your server.
  
 8. Select Theme: Brpswe the Theme you want to install for your WordPress website design, you can fill the Email installation details to  text box by email address to send notification once the installation finish, and click Install button.  
 9. Once you start the installation process, you can see the Progress of WordPress.  
 10. At the end of WordPress installation Progress the information about how to login and start manage your WordPress website.  
     
  Installing WordPress on a Subdomain If you decide that you wish to install to a subdomain, then you will need to first make sure that you have correctly created the subdomain in cPanel. The main difference is that the path will appear like this: subdomain.main_domain.com instead of like this main_domain.com/subdomain. If the subdomain is already created, then you will be able to select the subdomain from the Choose Domain drop-down menu.  
     
  Installing WordPress in a Subdirectory If you are trying to install WordPress into a sub-folder (that is not specified as a subdomain), then the Choose domain option should remain as the domain name that you wish to use for the installation. Be sure to specify the folder that you wish to use in the In Directory field.  
     
   

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