Install WordPress in 5 Minutes

So, finally, your website is up and running smoothly but still, you have the WordPress installation pending, right?

Installing WordPress is not rocket science. You can do it yourself and it won’t take more than 5 minutes. There are multiple ways to install and run WordPress on your web server but here we are going to discuss the 3 super-easy ways to do that.

Three easy ways to install WordPress:

1. Opt for a Managed WordPress Host:

When it comes to making your website live, it needs a web server hosting plan.

Most website owners go for a shared hosting server for the budget-constrain. But, a shared server hosts lots of sites at a time.

When you are using a shared hosting server, you are responsible for

· WordPress software installation

· Keeping your entire WordPress application and plug-ins updated

· Backing up your site

· Monitoring your site all the time to avoid malware attack, security breaches and hacking attempts

· Troubleshooting any potential issues with your site

A managed WordPress hosting provider will take care of all the things mentioned above for you.

Additionally, it will..

ü Optimize their web server regularly to ensure the best hosting experience for users

ü Enable your site to handle the sudden spike in traffic

ü Provide excellent support from well-trained WordPress experts

2. Install WordPress on your personal computer with Local

Though WordPress is not designed to run on a personal computer, with Local you can do it.

Local allows you to create your private server on your local machine so that you will be able to create multiple WordPress instances.

A majority of professional WordPress Developers prefer Local.

You can make your site live with WPengine or Flywheel.

3. Install WordPress on your web server manually:

Hosting server requirements:

PHP 7.3 or higher version

MySQL 5.6 or MariaDB 10.1 or greater

An official server

Tools that you need:

FTP access with login credentials

An FTP client. It enables you to copy and transfer necessary files from your local machine to a web server.

A text editor like Notepad

The latest version of web browsers like Google Chrome or Safari

5 steps to install WordPress

1. Download WordPress 5.7 (latest version):

Go to WordPress.org and download the latest WordPress’ version from there and unzip it on your computer.

2. Upload the WordPress software to your web server using FTP client:

Use your FTP client and go to the newly downloaded WordPress file. Use the FTP login credential provided by your hosting provider and have your web server connected

In most FTP clients, you can see a two-column split view where you can find the files on your local computer on the left-hand side and the files of your web server on the right-hand side.

Go to the web server’s file system and open the root directory. Select all the files on the left side inside the root directory.

Now drag the files on the right-hand side. It will start uploading the files to the webserver.

Once all the files are uploaded, open your web browser and log in to your web hosting control panel to begin the next step.

3. Create MySQL database and user for WordPress:

In most of the popular shared web hosting plans, you can find the cPanel for complete account management.

Go to your cPanel and find the “database” module or “phpMyAdmin” and this is where you have to create a MySQL database.

Now you might be wondering to know the reason behind having a database, right? WordPress always stores content in the database, instead of storing it in files.

When it comes to creating a new database, you should put a unique name for your database.

Now you have to select the best collation for your language and encoding. Usually, it is “utf8_” series but if you don’t find it then you should choose “utf8mb4_general_ci.”

Now click on the “Create” button to finish the database creation process.

Now you have to create a user with permission to access and modify the database. Click on the “Add User” button and create a unique user name that is difficult to guess.

Now create a strong and secure password with the proper upper case and lower case combination.

It’s time to add the newly created user to the new database. Click on the “Edit Privileges” icon next to the User and in the “Database-specific privileges” section, select the database that you have just created. You can find it under the “Add privileges to the following database” option. Now you just click the “Go” button.

4. Connect WordPress with newly created database:

Go back to your FTP client and search for the wp-config file and change the file name to wp-config.php.

Open the file in your text editor and fill in the database details that you have created in the previous stage.

DB_Name: This is the name of the database that you have created for the WordPress

DB_User: the username that you created for the WordPress

DB_Password: The password that you created for the WordPress username

DB_Host: This is the hostname of your server. Generally, it is Localhost.

5. Finish installing WordPress:

This is the last and final stage. Now you have to run the WordPress installation script by accessing the URL in a web browser. Put your site’s web address to the web browser. WordPress will require you to fill up the remaining details like Site Title, an Administrative User Name, Password and a primary email address.

That’s it. WordPress is now installed on your web server.

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