Here is How to install WordPress: WordPress can be installed either on a live server or on a local pc (localhost), both requires php, apache/nginx and mysql to run, however, the installation process may vary slightly from scenario to scenario. For example to install WordPress on a live server running cpanel, on most scenarios, it could be done through fantastic, softacolous or site software, browse through your cpanel interface to see options available to you.

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However, there’s the Good old way that is cross platform and applies to almost every possible scenario, via ftp. Basic requirements for this are a ftp client (cyberduck, filezilla are some examples), mysql database, database gui manager (we’ll be using Phpmyadmin in this case), apache/nginx and Php.

Note: If you’re installing on your pc, To get php, apache, mysql and phpmyadmin kindly install Wamp or Xampp (Windows users), Mamp or Xampp (Mac users) or Lamp (Linux users).

Installation Process
Download wordpress from wordpress.org, there are two download options, a .zip format or a gzip or .tar format, extract the files to your website folder (for cpanel users public_html folder, for xampp users, htdocs folder, for linux users www folder). Those installing on a live server could either upload the downloaded compressed file on their server and extract there of extract on their local hard drive first and then upload with their ftp client to their live server, either ways would produce the same result.

Using your database management tool, create a database, write down the name of the database, the username and password. If you’re using xampp, you do not need a username and a password (by the default installation) except you have modified it otherwise.

For those using cpanel or any other panel on a live server, create your database, create a database user, and grant the user all privileges.

To start the installation, using your browser, go http://localhost/wordpress/ or http://127.0.0.1/wordpress/ if you’re installing on your personal pc using xampp, wamp, mamp or lamp.

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