Note: The following post is outdated. Click here to download our free WordPress Installation Tutorial where we guide you step-by-step how to install Wordpress using cPanel & Fantastico, as well as manual installation.
This is perhaps the easiest way to install WordPress, via Fantastico.
In order to follow this tutorial, you need a webhost with cPanel. Click here for our webhosting guide to learn more about webhosting.
First, login to your cPanel. The URL is http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel.
You’ll be prompted with a login box. Enter you username and password.
Here’s how the look of cPanel. (I’m using cPanel version 11. If yours is version 10, it might look a litle bit different)
Scroll down and look for Fantastico. Click on the icon.
Fantastico page will be displayed.
Fantastico is actually a tool you can use to automatically install some popular web applications. As you can see, WordPress is among the scripts supported by Fantastico.
Click on the WordPress link, and you’ll be taken to WordPress installation page.
Note: The version of WordPress in your Fantastico might not be the same as the current release. In my case, my web hosting is able to provide the latest version of WordPress. (At the time of this writing, it’s version 2.6)
If you’re ready to install WordPress, click New Installation.
Fill up the fields, and when you’re finished, click Install WordPress.
Here Fantastico displays some information about your WordPress database and WordPress link. Just click Finish Installation.
Done. Installation completed. You can now login to your blog administration area by clicking on the admin link, using the username and temporary password given by Fantastico. (You can change this later in the admin area)
So, as I said, this is probably the easiest way to install WordPress. But if you really want to experience the enjoyment of installing WordPress (and you should), visit my WordPress manual installation page.
