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How to install WordPress in cPanel

Manage WordPress sites with cPanel using WP Toolkit. This guide shows how to install and manage WordPress sites with WP Toolkit.

Overview

If your hosting service has cPanel support, with cPanel you can:

  • Install new WordPress sites

  • Manage existing WordPress installations

  • Configure WordPress settings

  • Install and manage themes and extensions

  • Create backups and restore websites

  • Manage automatic updates

When you finish this guide, you will know how to install and manage WordPress in cPanel.


Important information

Your hosting service must have a cPanel support in order to use this guide to install WordPress.


Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure:

  • You have access to cPanel

  • That you have available and accessible databases

  • You have a domain or website available in cPanel


Step 1: Find WordPress Management in cPanel

Log into cPanel and click on the "WordPress Management" option under "Domains".


Step 2: Install WordPress

Click Install WordPress

Here you can customize the installation before you continue.

If you want to change settings before the installation, you can configure:

  • Installation path

  • Website title

  • WordPress version & language

  • Administrator information

  • Database name

  • Automatic update settings

When you are ready, click Install.

The WordPress installation will now be created and configured automatically.


Step 3: Manage WordPress installations

When the installation is completed, the site appears in the overview of WordPress installations.

From here you can, among other things:

  • Log in to WordPress

  • Manage Updates

  • Install or remove extensions

  • Install or change themes

  • Create backups

  • Change WordPress settings

šŸ’” This panel (WP Toolkit) brings together administration for all WordPress sites on one page, which makes it easier to keep the sites up to date and secure.


Troubleshooting

WordPress installation doesn't start

Make sure the server has access to the internet. WP Toolkit downloads WordPress files directly from wordpress.org during the installation.

Installation takes a long time or fails

If the server has slow or unstable internet connection, you can increase the download time limit from wordpress.org in the WP Toolkit settings.

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Summary

You have now learned how to install Wordpress in cPanel.

Now you can proceed with managing themes, extensions, backups, and other WordPress features via WP Toolkit.

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