So you want to learn how to install WordPress on your site, but couldn’t find any good, free, step-by-step tutorial on WordPress installation?
Welcome to HowToInstallWordPress.com.
There are several ways to install WordPress, but on this site, I’ll only cover 2 types of WordPress installation:
- Automatic WordPress installation via your web hosting control panel (cPanel & Fantastico)
- Manual WordPress installation
If you want to quickly install WordPress without wanting to deal with database setup & file transfer, installation via cPanel & Fantastico is the way to go. But if you have plenty of time, I really recommend you learn how to install WordPress manually.
Instead of putting the tutorial online, I have compiled everything you need to know about WordPress installation in a PDF file. You can download it here.
Click here download How To Install Wordpress Step-by-Step Guide
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To you WordPress success,
Fairuz Talib
P.S. This guide is based on WordPress version 3.0.
Thanks for your FOC wordpress installation tutorial.
Wow, at last I found the site that would help me understand Wordpress installation from scratch. I am engaged in web development business and starting to learn CMS like wordpress.
I will add you anyway in my google feed reader and looking forward for more in the days ahead.
Thanks.
Very impressive and helpful. actually we beginners need these type of guidance.
thanks for this.
How to exatract the .rar files aft uploading them in the cPanel..??
Plz elaborate on this.
The File Manager in cPanel does not extract .rar files. Upload zip file instead.
that simple? nice! i’ll try it on my new site tonight
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cheers for the tips!
Hi
Thanks mate.you have given step wise step instructions ,really appreciate your hard work.
I will be bookmarking this in my site ,i have used this intruction for my new site trickbin.com.
so again thanks.
Your tutorial is very nice and helpful. But can you give a tutorial of installing WP in a VPS hosting panel?
I have moved to a VPS hosting and I don’t know how to install WP blog, it doesn’t have Fantisco function so how do I install WP manually ?
Thank you so much !
You’ll have to manually upload WordPress to your site, create the database, and run the installation. It’s all covered in my WordPress installation guide. You can download it here.
hi sir,
really it’s good information it’s use for me.But i have one doubt.I have 10domains in my hosting.I used wordpress for 1 domain .I uplode wordpress fill in my cpanel for 1 domain.Now i want use wordpress for all my domain.Now how can i use wordpress for all my website.To install diffrent time for diffrent website in same cpanel.
You can actually install multiple copies of Wordpress even on a single domain. Are you using add-on domains?
where is the best beetween wp and blogspot? i am new on wp,.
I don’t know about others, but since I left blogspot for WordPress, I’ve never looked back. With tons of available Wordpress plugins and themes, I can customize my sites like nobody’s business.
thanks for sharing! you should also include how to install Wordpress on your local computer. Did some digging around and found this tutorial, check it out: webhostingsearch.com/articles/installing-wordpress-locally.php
good resource!
Good idea Tim. Will add it in the next update.
Hi Fairuz Talib,
I have just uploaded my wordpress blog on my Marriage counseling and relationships website. I followed your instructions on mannual installation as outline here and it was a breeze. Thank you so much for this website on how to install wordpress. May Allah Bless You.
Lubowa Muhammad
Hey nice guides, it shows just about anyone can install and use wordpress.
There’s issues for me. 1. I’ve tried install wordpress into my MAIN DOMAIN succesfully. but when i try to access my domain i.e andimazla.com, there’s nothing there except is says that my page is under constuction. Futher it says “Dear webmaster. This is your web page. change the index.htm, index.html bla..bla..(i don’t remember the rest). Then I called my hosting provider to ask how to change the ‘under construction’ page. They said delete the index.htm by using filezilla. So I delete the index.htm file. Unfortunately this not solve my problem. Because now when I try to access my domain, there’s no more ‘under construction page’ instead blank white page with Index of/ and many other lists.
Then I uninstall (remove) the wordpress using fantastico and re-install wordpress again into my main domain. Then the ‘under contruction’ page appear again. I’ve try this many time but give me the same result.
Then I decided to uninstall and install again but this time into my directory andimazla.com/blog. Installation success and I can view the andimazla.com/blog. However my domain andimazla.com still cannot be access and still displayed the ”under construction’ page. So I need you help here. Please. It’s been a week now but nothing work for me. Thanks in advance.
You can keep the Wordpress installation in your blog directory, and create a html redirect, directing the traffic to your blog page, name it index.html and upload it to the root directory.
Thanks for tutorial, very clear and helpful especially with the photoshots. Cheers
When installing on own web site can one say that public_html is equivalent to /var/www or /var/www/html in Linux Apache web server ??
Thanks
It’s usually /var/www/html
This site needs for info, section 4 install word press, needs to be completed before I can say it is in anyway useful as the title says how to install word press but i hace to say all the rest is good. If you can update me on this section that would be great.
thanks
You’re referring to the old post. I have now included the complete steps in the downloadable Wordpress installation guide. Check it out.
hi, your charges for installation is in US dollars?
Yes. USD. You can pay via PayPal.
Nice to go through your tutorial. I was thinking of having my own blog site using wordpress and this does give me confidence.
Thanks for step by step instruction…..
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