Step 1: Create a database via your hosting control panel,
refer to your setup email for login information. If your site does not
have a control panel please request a MySQL database setup for your
domain by opening a support ticket.
• Log in to your hosting control panel
• Click the Tools link in the navigation
• Click the Database Manager icon
• Create a MySQL database and make note of the database name, user and password
Step 2: Download the latest version zip from the WordPress web site
Step 3: Extract the zip file to a directory on your computer
Step 4: Open up wp-config-sample.php in your preferred text editor like NotePad and fill in your database connection details.
• define('DB_NAME', 'putyourdbnamehere');
• define('DB_USER', 'usernamehere');
• define('DB_PASSWORD', 'yourpasswordhere');
• define('DB_HOST', 'mysql1.nextmill.net');
Step 5: Save the file as wp-config.php
Step 6: Upload all the WordPress files to a folder on your web server via FTP
Step 7: In order to be able to upload blog content some write
permissions need to set. This can be done via the ACL Manager
under the Tools link in your hosting control panel,
set ReadWriteDelete for the *_web user
on the /wp-content folder. If you do not have a
control panel please open a support
ticket to request the permission changes.
Step 8:
Point your browser to the directory on your web site where you uploaded
the WordPress files and open /wp-admin/install.php to
start installation.
Step 9: Enter your blog title, username, password and
email and click the Install WordPress button
Step 10:
Make note of the username and password and login to start using and
administrating your WordPress blog
To
keep your site and blog secure it is important to install software
updates as soon as possible! Check with the publisher of the software
frequently if any updates are available.