Normally you don’t need cPanel, but I assume you want to know how to install WordPress with cPanel?
The easiest way, offered by most web hosting providers who use cPanel is via Softaculous, which is an app which makes installing many open source scripts a breeze. WordPress is one of the most popular open source solutions and can be installed via Softaculous.
Depending on the host you will benefit few advanced options while installing WP and you will have the option to set your own database prefix, limit login attempts, configure auto-updates (or deactivate them), and, of course, set your username and password. Some hosting companies even allow you to chose a theme already within the Softaculous process. Your WP install will then be immediately up and running, with that theme set as your theme.
After that, you most likely will never need cPanel anymore because there’s multiple plugins which can cover what you may most likely want from cPanel. Whether that is database backups, flushing the varnish cache, or even access to phpMyAdmin... there’s a plugin for that.
If you have no Softaculous in your cPanel, then you need to do two things first before you can install WordPress, assuming that your hosting setup already has the right domain:
1. Create a database for WordPress
2. Create a database user (with password) and give that user all rights to the database you just created.
Afterwards you can upload your WordPress files to you web hosting and do WordPress’ famous 3-steps installation. You can use a free FTP manager to upload your files, or you can upload them within cPanel through the file manager.
The CPanel website has lots of great documentation you can browse. Assuming your web hosting provider runs a modern cPanel version, you can start here:
I would stay away from those marketplace installers like Mojo though, they often come with much more than you want. If going the easy way... Softaculous or also Fantastico. :)
Normally you don’t need cPanel, but I assume you want to know how to install WordPress with cPanel?
The easiest way, offered by most web hosting providers who use cPanel is via Softaculous, which is an app which makes installing many open source scripts a breeze. WordPress is one of the most popular open source solutions and can be installed via Softaculous.
Depending on the host you will benefit few advanced options while installing WP and you will have the option to set your own database prefix, limit login attempts, configure auto-updates (or deactivate them), and, of course, set your username and password. Some hosting companies even allow you to chose a theme already within the Softaculous process. Your WP install will then be immediately up and running, with that theme set as your theme.
After that, you most likely will never need cPanel anymore because there’s multiple plugins which can cover what you may most likely want from cPanel. Whether that is database backups, flushing the varnish cache, or even access to phpMyAdmin... there’s a plugin for that.
If you have no Softaculous in your cPanel, then you need to do two things first before you can install WordPress, assuming that your hosting setup already has the right domain:
1. Create a database for WordPress
2. Create a database user (with password) and give that user all rights to the database you just created.
Afterwards you can upload your WordPress files to you web hosting and do WordPress’ famous 3-steps installation. You can use a free FTP manager to upload your files, or you can upload them within cPanel through the file manager.
The CPanel website has lots of great documentation you can browse. Assuming your web hosting provider runs a modern cPanel version, you can start here:
https://confluence1.cpanel.net/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=14001593
Alternatively, WPBeginner has an excellent guide for most options available to install WordPress with on platforms with cPanel:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/how-to-install-wordpress/
I would stay away from those marketplace installers like Mojo though, they often come with much more than you want. If going the easy way... Softaculous or also Fantastico. :)