I know this post really is getting back to basics, but there are still Wordpress newbies out there who need help and information on how to get started with Wordpress. Firstly, in order to install Wordpress you need a domain name and hosting. To register all my domain names I use Namecheap. I have never had a problem with Namecheap, and you can find some great coupon codes to save you money on the web.
For hosting I strongly recommend Hostgator. Whenever I have had a problem with anything (even if it wasn’t their fault) I received top notch customer service. I use their $9.99 a month baby plan and pay monthly for it. If you pay for 3 years in advance you get it $7.95 a month. For this price you can host unlimited domains with them. Most of the tutorials you find here will feature screenshots from hostgator cpanel, but if you are using other hosting don’t worry, it will probably be similar.
Now that you have the domain name of your choice and some hosting we can get started.
1. The first thing you need to do is point your domain name to your hosting. We do this by changing the nameservers. If you have hosting with Hostgator you would have received your nameserver information in your welcome email, and it would have looked something like this:
ns989.hostgator.com
ns990.hostgator.com
Next, login to your Namecheap account, and find the domain name that you will be using. Once you have found your domain name click on it and you should see an option on the left that says “Domain Name Server Setup”. Click on this and you should see a screen that looks like this:
Enter your Nameserver details into the top two spaces and click on save changes.
Next, login to your cpanel, and find the “addon domains” icon. Click on it and you should be presented with a page that looks like this:
Enter in your details like above but replace “yoursitename.com” with your actual site name. Click on “Add Domain”, and you are done. You have now pointed your domain to your hosting account, and are ready to install Wordpress on that domain. All pictures that are in this post are taken from Namecheap and Hostgator. If you use different hosting or registered your domain name elsewhere, don’t worry, it should look similar to the images above.
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November 22nd, 2008 at 10:39 am
[...] pointing your domain name to your hosting account. If you missed that post you can view it here: Installing Wordpress Using Cpanel - Part 1. So now that we have those three things sorted we can move on to the actual installation [...]
November 24th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
[...] 1. The very first thing you will need to do is change the nameservers on your domain name so that they point to your new hosting. If you have no idea how to change the nameservers on your domain then take a look at this earlier post about changing nameservers. [...]
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