Setup WordPress Manually

  1. Download the WordPress Package
  2. Upload the Package to your Hosting Account
  3. Create the MySQL Database and User
  4. Run the WordPress Installation
  5. Install WordPress using Softaculous in cPanel

Download the WordPress Package

To install the WordPress CMS you will need to download the WordPress package from the below link. Download WordPress from the official website – Click Here

Upload the Package to your Hosting Account

This can be down in three ways:
  • Uploading via FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
  • Uploading via File Manager
  • Uploading SSH (Secure Socket Shell)

Create the MySQL Database and User

For this, you will need the cPanel access of your hosting account. WordPress typically stores all the information in a database. A database can be thought as a storage house for all the content a visitor views on your website. It stores the text files, WordPress Themes, plugins etc. For storing the data you will need to create a database which can be done using the below procedure.
  • Log in to your cPanel.
  • There is usually a MySQL Database Wizard under the Database section. Click on it. Kindly note down the below details in a separate text file as it will be used in further steps.

  • Create a Database and enter the database name. Click Next Step.
  • Create Database Users and enter the username and password. Click Create User.
  • Add the user to the Database. After this, you will be lead to the privileges option. Select the options according to your need. If you are creating an admin account then select all privileges. Although, if making a user account for an employee, you can restrict him by providing fewer privileges.

Fill the details in WordPress

In order to connect your database with WordPress, you need to fill up the details from Step 3 in WordPress too. Let us see how: As soon as you start WordPress on your browser, it will ask for the necessary details for connecting up the database. Enter the database name which you had created earlier.
  • Enter the database username.
  • Enter the database password. You should use a lengthy and difficult password for the database. For this, you can use Passwords Generator which combines characters, numbers and special character to form a strong password.
  • Choose the Database Host. You can get this info from your web host.
  • We would suggest you keep the table prefix different than the default “wp”. Using a different prefix will make your database more secure and will make it hard for any unauthorized person to guess it.
  • Submit the details in the end. This would connect the database with your WordPress account.

Run the WordPress Installation

You have successfully completed the primary steps and now you need to press the final button. After this step, you can set up one of the best WordPress blog themes and make your site live on the web.

The last job is to execute the installation script from the installation page. You can find the script using either of the below URLs:

http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin/install.php

http://yourdomain.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php

Replace yourdomain.com in the above link by your actual domain link. After this you will be followed by the page saying “Welcome to the famous five minute WordPress installation process!” and you are done.