Create your first website using Wordpress in 5 min

Create your first website using Wordpress

In this post I will show your how to Create your first website using Wordpress in just 5 min. If you following my previous posts, now you have your own domain and hosting and your configured your domain properly. Now you just need a website.

Now a days there are many free software to create a website. Most popular is Wordpress. Now I will show your How to install Wordpress in your Hosting server.

First login to your cPanel, Here you will find the "Quick install" or "Softaculous apps Installer" Button Just like the bellow picture.

"Quick install" or "Softaculous apps Installer" Button

Just Press it and your will be redirected to the installation page. There you will find word press Icon and bellow that there will be a "Install" button, just press that button. you are now half way to get your first website.
Now you will get the word press installation page. Now Configure your word press to setup your website.

1. Select the protocol, it will better "http://"
2. Select your domain from your domain list.
3. keep the "in directory" option blank, so that it will install your website to the root.
4. No need to do anything in the "Database Settings"
5. In "Site Settings" just provide your "Site name" and "Site Description".
6. In "Admin Account" Setting, provide a Admin name, password and an admin mail id.

Check this picture.

Configure your word press to setup your website

Now at the bottom of this page select you will find a "Install" buttom. Press that.

All done. Now you will get the confirmation page saying that your website is installed and it will provide your the admin link of the website.

Now Visit your website and visit the admin panel link to make any change in your site. Enjoy !

Add Your New Domain in your Hosting server (Tutorial part-02)

After reading my previous post if you have your own domain, now you have no idea how to add your domain to your newly purchased hosting server. In this post I will Guide your through the easiest way of Domain hosting.

First of all there are many type of hosting provided by various company with different package. There are few different type of hosing. Most popular is the Linux based Hosting. Here you will find cPanel & WHM for Linux. Check the Bellow picture for the Most common look of Linux cPanel.

Linux cPanel

After You got your hosting account the company will provide your all the login id & pass, Access IP address and the cPanel link.
When you purchase your hosting plan you will need to provide your Domain Name. This Domain will be automatically added to the hosting. In the File management this domain will be the Root directory.
Here I will show your how to add a new domain to your hosting plan.

Step 1 : Click on the "Addon Domains" Icon of your cPanel. Check the bellow picture.

Add New Domain in Your Hosting Account

Step 2 : Here in this "Addon Domains" window you will find a form to add data of your new domain, just like the bellow picture.

"Addon Domains" window

Here you just have to enter your domain name in the "New Domain Name" Section and enter the password two time. "Subdomain/ftp username" and "Document Root" will be automatically added. Try to create a strong password and at last click on the "Add Domain" Button.

Its done. Just like that. You have now added a new domain in your hosting server.

Check my other post also to learn some other website and hosting solutions.