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Installing wordpress manually on our servers is easily done as below, alternatively see this article to do it via the web app gallery https://www.hostworx.co.za/knowledgebase/227/How-to-install-Wordpress-with-the-gallery-on-our-servers-Step-By-Step.html

GET WORDPRESS AND UPLOAD TO OUR SERVERS

1. goto https://www.hostworx.co.za/download/category/20/Distributions.html and download the latest version of WordPress.
   
   
2. Login to the SolidCp control panel http://cp.yourowndomainname or http://cpanel.yourowndomainname.
   
   
3. Click on the File manager icon, and select your website folder, ie abccompany.co.za, then click the wwwroot folder.
4. Click the upload button, select browse, and "find and select the file you downloaded in step 1.
5. Click "Open" and then click the Click the "upload" button. (Please note give it a minute or so to upload) once done you will see the file in the window.
   
   
   
   
6. Once uploaded, check the checkbox next to the file and click "Unzip"BUTTON at the top. Let the files unzip.
   
   
7. OPTIONAL !!! Once all the files are unzipped, check the checkbox next to the WordPress file you uploaded, and select delete)

CREATE A MYSQL DATABASE

1. Go back to the control panel main page, select either the Mysql5 or Mysql8 Database options at the bottom.
2. Click the "Create Database" button, and then Enter a database name, and click "Save"
   
   
   
3. Click the "Create User" button, enter a username, and your password, and check the checkbox/s of the database this user needs administrative access to.
   
   
   

INSTALL WORDPRESS

1. Open your browser and goto your website ie http://www.abccompany.co.za
2. "Select the language" and click Continue.
   
   
   
   
3. "Click the 'Lets Go" button to continue on.
   
   
   
4. On the next page, enter your database name, username and password
   
   
   
   
5. The database host will be either mysql.yourowndomain.co.za (Mysql5) or mysql8.yourowndomain.co.za (Mysql8). (Replace yourowndomain with your own domain name)
6. Change the Table prefix to something else, ie "mo_" or "ab_" (this just makes your installation more secure)
7. Click "Submit"
8. All things fine you should see the "Run the installation" Screen, click the button.
   
   
   
9. Enter the Site Title
   
   
   
   
10. Change the username for administrative functions away from admin ie "MOAdmin", or "john", etc (This will be your backend administrator)
11. Enter a secure password, and confirm it, and enter an email address for this user,
12. Click The "Install Word-press" button.
13. Wordpress should now be installed.
14. If you visit your site you will see the default install showing, you will now need to login via the administrative backend and design and finish your website.
15. the backend is accessed by going to http://www.yourowndomain/wp-admin