Wordpress is a very flexible blogging software which can be installed within seconds on any web hosting account. You just need a domain name and a web hosting account to get started. The first step would be to login to your cpanel account and get into the fantistico.
Once you Login into the Cpanel with your login credentials. You will be directed to the cPanel X page where you can access to all the control panel settings like setting up mails, installing available scripts etc. Just move towards the end of the page and click on Fantastico De Luxe under Software/Services section.
Once you are into the Fantastico section you will find ‘Wordpress’ section under ‘Blogs’ under Navigation. Click on it and you will be given some options to install a fresh new installation of wordpress. You can also find the currently installed version and have option to remove the current instantly.
Click on Install Wordpress and proceed to installing wordpress copy on your web hosting account. Check out the following options given in the screenshot for easy tutorial. If you are installing wordpress in the main domain rather than sub domain or sub folder you should leave that option empty. Then you need to give your login data and email details with your Site name & Description. Then click on Install Wordpress to proceed to the next menu.
In this Next step you will be just shown a confirmation of your new blog setup with the database name and the location where your blog will be installed. Click on Finish Installation to completed.
The next page would show you the newly installed blog’s URL and this completes our process to install a wordpress blog within minutes. Feel free to add comments if you have any doubts while installing a wordpress based blog.
Is database setup required? or does our hosting company automatically create for us?