How to install WordPress Using cPanel

How to Install WordPress Using cPanel or Without cPanel

Method 1: With cPanel


Step 1: Login To cPanel
Step 2: Go to Software section, then click on the Softaculous icon.
Step 3: Click on the WordPress logo. This will open a screen with several options to show You will see a screen with Install, Overview, Features, and Import. Clickon the Install link.
Step 4: Fill in the WordPress set up information. The following is the necessary information you need to fill in.

Type All This To Install
Software Setup
Choose Domain Select the Domain you want to install your WordPress on from the drop box.
In Directory Leave this blank to install on the domain directly. If you are installing in a subfolder of your site you type the folder name here. This will make the blog load like the following: example.com/foldername.
Admin Username Enter a username for your WordPress Dashboard login.
Admin Password Enter whatever password you want for the Dashboard Login.
Admin email Enter a valid email here. The system will place an invalid email here. you will need a valid one.

Method 2: Without cPanel
Step 2: Upload WordPress to Hosting Account

There are three available options for uploading WordPress to a hosting account.

Upload via FTP -  FTP Getting Started for more information.
Upload via File Manager - Please See How to Upload Using the File Manager for instructions.
Upload via SSH -  How to Get and Use SSH Access for instructions.
Step 3: Create MySQL Database and User

WordPress stores its information in a database. Therefore, a database will need to be created.

Log into cPanel.
In the Databases section, click the MySQL Database Wizard icon.
For Step 1: Create A Database, enter the database name and click Next Step.
For Step 2: Create Database Users, enter the database user name and password and click Create User.
For Step 3: Add User to the Database, click the All Privileges checkbox and click Next Step.
For Step 4: Complete the task, make note of the database name, username and password, as you will need them for Step 4 below.
Step 4: Configure wp-config.php

The wp-config-sample.php file contains the database information and tells the WordPress application which database to pull information from. This step must be completed to ensure the correct database information is associated with the WordPress installation.

The wp-config-sample.php file can be found in File Manager in the folder where WordPress is installed. To modify the file:

Log into cPanel.
In the Files section, click the File Manager icon.
In the pop-up box, select Web Root and check the box  for Show Hidden Files (dotfiles), then click Go.
If you don't see the pop-up box, you may have selected the "Skip this question, and always open this directory in the future when opening File Manager" option.

To make the pop-up reappear, simply click reset all interface settings at the very bottom of your cPanel.

From the left navigation menu in File Manager, click public_html to expand the folder.
Click the folder containing the Wordpress installation.
On the right side of the File Manager screen, locate the wp-config-sample.php file.
Right click on the file, select Rename and change the name of the file to wp-config.php. Click the Rename File button.
Right-click on the wp-config.php file and select Code Edit. When the file opens, look for the following information:
define('DB_NAME', 'database_name_here');

/** MySQL database username */
define('DB_USER', 'username_here');

/** MySQL database password */
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password_here');
Replace database_name_here with the name of the database you created (above in Step 3: Create MySQL Database and User ).
Replace username_here with the username of the database you created.
Replace password_here with the password of the database that you created.
When done editing, click the Save Changes button, then close the file.
Step 5: Run the Installation

Open a new browser window and go to the installation page to run the installation script. Depending on where you installed the script, you will find it at either of the following URLs:

http://example.com/wp-admin/install.php
http://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php
Be sure to replace example.com in the example above with your actual domain name.
You should now see a welcome page that says "Welcome to the famous five minute WordPress installation process!"

Step 6: Complete the Installation

On this page, fill in the fields for:

Site Name
Username
Password (needs to be entered twice)
Email address (login information will be sent to this email address)
Select whether or not to have the search engines index the site
Click Install Now, and you should be taken to the final screen, showing the following message:

Success! WordPress has been installed.