How To Install WordPress On A Website Hosting Service Using A Straightforward Method

WordPress is one of the most popular blogging applications around. WordPress is based on PHP and MySQL and can be utilised on Linux and Windows web hosting packages and other platforms supporting PHP and MySQL. A web hosting company that provides an auto-install function for WordPress is the easiest manner to get it on your web hosting package. Check with you UK web hosting company on whether they offer this facility, as a range of UK web hosting companies do.

Your cpanel hosting uk provider may offer Fantastico (or a similar program) which is a program that automates the installation of numerous web applications on a web server. You can find Fantastico by logging in to your web hosting UK account and searching for it on the control panel. Click on the Fantastico icon which will take you to a control panel with a choice of programs to install. Select WordPress from the list and a description will come up about WordPress along with a link for ‘New Installation’.

You need to click the link and provide information for required fields such as which domain and directory to install WordPress on, a username and a password. Fantastico gives instructions for filling these fields in.

Click the ‘Install WordPress’ button once the required fields’ information has been supplied. A page will come up that provides information about the database about to be created and used for WordPress. You do not need to create any database, Fantastico does it for you; it is merely providing the information to you. Now click the ‘Finish installation’ button and you will be directed to a new page that has a link to your newly created WordPress site. Enter your password and username on WordPress and you are now able to alter your site, such as selecting an appearance theme.

You can have WordPress installed on your web hosting package in less than a minute by using a program such as Fantastico that automates the installation. Enquire with your UK web host on whether they provide such a program, which removes the hassle of a technical installation and let’s you focus your time on developing your WordPress site.