How to Install WordPress with File Manager

Hey, you are a beginner and you want to learn WordPress then read How to Start Blog.

I suggest you that you learn how to install WordPress with a File Manager because you can use this technique anywhere.

If your hosting provider doesn’t provide you Softaculous App Installer then you can install WordPress on your website.

So let’s see step by step process :

First, go to the WordPress official website WordPress.org and download the WordPress zip file by clicking on Download WordPress.

(At this time the WordPress latest version of WordPress is 4.9.5 it may different in your dashboard.)

Once the download is completed Go to cpanel. Now find the File and click on File Manager.

Go to public_html and click on Upload button which stays on top of the page.

Now select WordPress zip which you downloaded from WordPress official and upload on public_html directory(Current Directory).

Once file upload successfully click on Go Back and come to file manager. Now select the zip file and click on Extract.

Here you notice that when you extract the zip file, you can see all file is in WordPress folder but we require it in the public_html directory.

So open the WordPress folder and select all file. Click on the move button and move all file in the public_html folder.

Once you move all files open your website. Now its say you to set up the WordPress.

Now select your language and click on Continue.

If you install WordPress manually, you need to create your database manually.

You know how to create a database that’s Great!

Don’t know! No Problem Follow this steps to create a database for WordPress.

Create Database for WordPress

First, come back on cpanel main dashboard and find DATABASE section and click on the MySQL Databases.

Now you can create your database here. Enter any database name what’s you like and click on Create Database.

We created a database but we need the MySQL user to access this database so scroll down the page and find MySQL Users section. Now enter username and password and click on Create User.

So now we have Database and MySQL user to access the database but we don’t assign any permission to the user to the access database.

So scroll down the page and come to the Add User To Database section. Select the user and database and click on Add.

Its ask you that which permission you want to give this user. To install the WordPress you give all permission so select ALL PRIVILEGES and click on Make Changes.

And its Done!

Now we have one database and user to access the database, so come back on your website.

Fill Database name, Username, and Password. In Database Host type localhost and in Table Prefix enter any name.

Click on Submit and Run the Installation.

Now you can see WordPress ask some details that we discuss above so fill it and click on Install WordPress.(Note: Don’t click on Search Engine Visibility checkbox if you want to index your site in google.)

And its Done! Now you can log in to WordPress admin area with your Username and Password.