It’s not often we need to install WordPress manually in cPanel these days but, as a developer, it’s important to know how to perform this basic install.
Webfoundations’ AWS powered managed WordPress hosting enables us to easily run up a blueprinted WordPress install, with our preferred tech stack, and easy staging site creation and management, nonetheless we occasionally need to set up WordPress on a shared host running cPanel.
The following video walks you through the easy process to so a manual WordPress install.
Preparing to install WordPress manually in cPanel
In preparation for the install, and running the WordPress setup you can do the following;
- Download the latest version of WordPress here.
- Create a 12 – 18 character random text string (for secure database credentials) here or where ever works for you.
- Prepare a note ready to record;
- The database name
- The database user
- The database user password
As you’ll see the process is quick and simple, happy installing.
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