{"id":6450,"date":"2025-11-24T03:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T03:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&#038;p=6319"},"modified":"2025-11-24T03:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T03:58:10","slug":"how-to-install-wordpress-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/how-to-install-wordpress-in-cpanel","title":{"rendered":"How to Install WordPress in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WordPress is probably the easiest and most powerful blogging open-source CMS(Content Management System) or can say website creation tool which is written in PHP in existence today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So, here will learn how to install WordPress in cPanel.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/how-to-login-into-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Login into your cPanel.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong>\u00a0Navigate to the\u00a0<strong>Softaculours Apps Installer<\/strong>\u00a0section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-58.png\" alt=\"Softaculours Apps Installer\u00a0section\" class=\"wp-image-6323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-58.png 812w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-58-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-58-810x339.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong>\u00a0Navigate to WordPress and click <strong>Install<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-59.png\" alt=\"\u00a0Navigate to WordPress \" class=\"wp-image-6325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-59.png 793w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-59-768x296.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Choose a protocol <strong>(HTTP or HTTPS)<\/strong> for your WordPress site and select the <strong>domain<\/strong> at which you want to install WordPress if you have multiple domains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#daedfa\"><strong>Keep the directory option blank <\/strong>and select the <strong>version of WordPress<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-60.png\" alt=\"select the version of WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-6328\" width=\"760\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-60.png 1141w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-60-768x286.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-60-810x302.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong>\u00a0Fill out the remaining details of your WordPress installation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Site Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Site Name:&nbsp;<\/strong>Enter the title of your website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Site Description:&nbsp;<\/strong>Enter the description of your website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enable Multisite (WPMU):&nbsp;<\/strong>This feature will Enable WordPress Multisite option for your WordPress blog.&nbsp;Your server must support Apache_mod_rewrite to use this feature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-61.png\" alt=\"Site Settings\" class=\"wp-image-6329\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Admin Account<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the admin account area, enter the login details that you\u2019d like to use for your WordPress admin panel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please make sure to use a strong password and a personal email address to which you will receive the login information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#daedfa\"><strong>In case you lost your password, you can recover it on the very same email id.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-62.png\" alt=\"Admin Account\" class=\"wp-image-6331\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Choose Language:<\/strong> Choose your preferred language from the drop-down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-63.png\" alt=\"Choose Language\" class=\"wp-image-6332\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advanced Options<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From this area, you can select the <strong>Database Name<\/strong>, however, your prefix cannot be changed. Also, you can set the <strong>Table Prefix<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We advise you to leave the advanced options as it is and let them be configured by default for the database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1096\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-64.png\" alt=\"Advanced Options\" class=\"wp-image-6333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-64.png 1096w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-64-768x337.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-64-810x355.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1096px) 100vw, 1096px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong>\u00a0Scroll down to the bottom and locate <strong>Email Installation details<\/strong>, enter your email where you want to receive the installation details and hit the\u00a0<strong>Install\u00a0<\/strong>button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-65.png\" alt=\"Email Installation details\" class=\"wp-image-6334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-65.png 1128w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-65-768x251.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-65-810x264.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong> Installation process will start with a progress bar where you can see the progress of the installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-66.png\" alt=\"see the progress of the installation\" class=\"wp-image-6335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-66.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-66-768x271.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-66-810x286.png 810w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-66-1140x403.png 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. <\/strong>Once the installation is completed, you will get a successful message. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1117\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-67.png\" alt=\"entering the username and password\" class=\"wp-image-6336\" 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