Install Wordpress Blog via FTP
How to install Wordpress blog using ftp client
Here you will learn how to install wordpress blogging software onto your own webhost for FREE via FTP. This method is not too hard, but if your webhost offers simple scripts or Fantastico, use one of them to install wordpress software instead of installing via FTP method as using FTP to install the wordpress blogging software is a little bit complicated.
The first thing to do when installing wordpress blogging software onto your own webhost via FTP is you will need to download an FTP client, I suggest using File Zilla FTP client. This software is free, there are also some other FTP programs out there that are paid for, if you want to use one of them you can.
After you have installed your FTP client software you will need to download the latest version of wordpress blogging software to your computer. You can download the latest version of wordpress software from wordpress.org.
You will also need to have a text editor on your computer to edit the configuration files for wordpress before uploading them to your web host. You can use standard notepad which should be installed on your computer if you are running Windows, if not you can always download a FREE text editor like crimson.
You will also need to have a zip file tool installed on your computer as well. You can buy WinZip
Now that you have all the software you need to install wordpress via FTP, lets get started installing wordpress blogging software to your own webhost.
Follow these steps exactly and you shouldn't have a problem installing your wordpress software!
- Login to your webhost's cPanel and create a SQL database for your wordpress installation. Each webhost is slightly different, but the majority of you will scroll down and click on MySQL DataBases. Then under the Create Database section, type in a new database name, something like wpsitename. So for 247-coach.com, I'd make my database wp247coach, now some webhosts will restrict how many characters you can use, so may need to shorten it!
- You need to create a SQL username and password to access the SQL database you just created. Which can be done on the same page you are on if you scroll down a little further. If your webhost asks you for permissions, just select all permissions for that user.
- Now we need to log out of your webhost and go to the wordpress zip file on your computer. Right click on it and extract the contents. This will create a new folder/directory called wordpress.
- Delete the wordpress-VERSION.zip file and then open the wordpress folder
- We need to rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php, so right click on the wp-config-sample.php file and go to rename, and change it to wp-config.php
- Now open the wp-config.php file in crimson or notepad to edit. We need to edit the SQL settings. Only edit the following lines:
define('DB_NAME', 'wpsitename');(change wpsitename to the SQL database name you created)define('DB_USER', 'wpsqlusername');(change wpsqlusername to the SQL username you created)define('DB_PASSWORD', 'wpsqlpassword');(change wpsqlpassword to the password you used for your SQL user)define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');(most likely you will not have to change localhost, but when you created your SQL database in your cPanel if somewhere it says SQL hostname: mysql01.yourwebhost.com, you will want to change this setting)
- Save your wp-config.php file, but don't close it, we aren't done with it yet, there will be a few more things we need to edit.
- Go to Wordpress.org Secret-Key Service website and this will give you 4 lines of settings, copy these, we will use them to replace 4 lines of settings in your wp-config.php
- Go back to your wp-config.php file that you have open and look for these 4 lines:
define('AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');define('LOGGED_IN_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');define('NONCE_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');
- Now we want to delete those 4 lines and paste the 4 that the Wordpress.org Secret-Key Service website gave you.
- Save your wp-config.php file and close your editor
- Now open your FTP client and connect to your webhost via FTP
- On your FTP client, your computer is on the left, your webhost is on the right, navigate your computer to the wordpress folder, where you should see wp-config.php, wp-admin, wp-content, etc., on the webhost side, navigate to your website's root directory most likely /public_html, but if you have multiple websites, you will probably navigate to /public_html/website-name instead
- Select all the files on the left, wp-admin, wp-content, wp-config.php, etc. select them all, now drag them over to the right side to your webhost, this will start the file transfer
- After the transfer is completed you can close your FTP client software and open your web browser, I suggest firefox, and go to http://yourdomainname.com/wp-admin/install.php
- Now you can follow the on-screen instructions, which are basically entering the title of your website and your email address, then clicking next, install, finish, something like that.
- This install script will generate a username (admin) and password for you, be sure to write down or copy/paste this password somewhere. Click the login button to login to your website, which will take you to http://yourdomainname.com/wp-admin/, enter your username (admin) and the password that was generated
- Congrats, you are now logged into your new wordpress bloggin software that was installed via FTP! I highly recommend changing your password now to something you will remember!
Thanks for reading this information on how to install your wordpress software via FTP software. Hope this tutorial on installing wordpress via FTP has made installing wordpress easy for you!
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