Installing Wordpress

This article is a re-used asset we created for clientele who wanted a step by step guide on uploading, and getting Wordpress functioning. If followed step by step, it will show you the proper steps in installing Wordpress for a client, if needed.

**Client requires a Level 2 Package & MySQL DB in order to use WordPress**

1. You will need to download Wordpress which you can do here: https://wordpress.org/download/

2. Unzip the Wordpress Zip File on your Local Computer

3. Using an FTP Client, you will need to connect to your Web Hosting Account to upload the Wordpress Files.

• If you're unfamiliar with FTP, we suggest using File Zilla: https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client

• Connect to an FTP Client using the prompted information:

• FTP Hostname (Find this here: http://controlpanel.brinkster.com/WebsiteSettings/)

• FTP Username: " brinkster\username " (using your username without quotes)

• FTP Password: Your Brinkster Password

4. Upload the Wordpress Folder using FTP.

• Your Wordpress folder should be placed inside the Webroot directory

• Drag wordpress you downloaded and unzipped into the webroot directory on the server (left is your computer, right is server)

5. Open File Manager inside your Brinkster Control Panel to view the Wordpress directory

6. Once inside the Wordpress Folder, double click the file named “wp-config-sample.php”

• Inside this file we will be entering in the username, password, and MySQL Hostname that Wordpress requires from your Web Hosting Account

• Edit to following lines in the file:

• “database_name_here” should be your Brinkster Username

• “username_here” will also be your Brinkster Username

• “password_here” should be your Brinkster Password

• “localhost” will be your MySQL Hostname which you can get in your ‘Acct Settings’ Tab of your Control Panel (eg; mysql9.brinkster.com)

• Once complete, save and close.

7. Now you will rename the same file you edited from “wp-config-sample.php” to “wp-config.php”

• To Edit a File Name, hover your mouse over the file, click the arrow that displays, and hit “Rename” then “Ok”.

8. Next you will need to add “Write” Permissions to the wp-content folder within your Wordpress Directory.

• To do this you will hover your mouse over the folder, click the arrow tab that displays, then hit “Properties”, click the “Security” Tab, give it a few moments to load, and check the IUSR_Username “write” box and then hit “Ok” and close.

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9. Open the “wp-admin” folder inside your Wordpress Directory.

• Find the install.php file. Hover your mouse over it, click the arrow that displays, and then hit “Browse” to run the Install

10. Once the Install is finished, you can then create a Wordpress Username, Password.

• You can access your Wordpress Admin Panel using your Brinkster Provided Domain. (eg; http://username.brinkster.net/wordpress/wp-login.php)

• Once your Wordpress Site is created, you can publish it onto your Domain using an htaccess redirect file, which will tell the server to load “Folder A” inside the Webroot for “Domain A” Refer to our article on Domain Redirects if you require a guide.

**Notice**

In the process of creating your Wordpress Site, we highly recommend that if you get stuck on something relating to it, that you review and use the Wordpress Forums available on their site as they provide an immense amount of solutions and remedies to common Wordpress issues users may experience. While we are happy to assist you, many issues in Wordpress are not handled by Brinkster as we are not Certified Wordpress Support Techs. If the issue appears to be server related, feel free to come into Live Chat or Submit a Case and detail the error, or issue you are having and we will be happy to assist in any way we can.