Install WordPress on Linux hosting
Install WordPress in one click on HyperDC Linux hosting: open Applications on your service page, choose the site and folder, then set your admin user.
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WordPress installs in one click on your Linux hosting service. The installer creates the database, puts the files in place and sets up your admin user.
WordPress plans: sign in with one click
On a WordPress hosting plan, WordPress is installed when your service is set up. Open the WordPress tab of your service page: WordPress Center lists every WordPress on your service. Select Sign In next to a site to open its dashboard in one click; no password is stored for it. Manage opens the site's own tools.
To install WordPress on Linux web hosting, or another copy on your WordPress plan, follow the steps below.
Before you start
- Your domain points to the server; see first steps on Linux hosting.
- The site you install into exists in Websites and has a PHP version set.
Step 1: Start the installer
- Open Applications on your service page.
- Under Application catalogue, select Install next to WordPress.
Step 2: Fill in the form
- Choose the Website.
- Leave Folder empty to install at the root of the site, or enter one such as
blog. Files already in that folder may be replaced. - Enter the Site title, the Admin user, the Admin e-mail and the Admin password.
- Select Install. A new database is created for WordPress, and the installation shows Installing until it is done.
Step 3: Open your site
When the state is Installed, the list under Installed applications offers:
- Open Site: your new site.
- Open Admin: the WordPress dashboard.
- Manage: the WordPress tools of the Performance tab for this installation.
Verify: https://example.com shows the WordPress start page, and Open Admin signs you in to the dashboard.
Run scheduled events from the server
WordPress runs its scheduled jobs, such as publishing planned posts, when visitors load pages. To run them on time instead:
- Open Performance and choose the site.
- Under WordPress optimizer, open Tuning.
- Next to Scheduled events, select Switch On and confirm.
The events then run from the server every 5 minutes, and the row shows when they last ran.
Remove an application
Select Remove next to the installation. Choose whether to Delete its files and Delete its database, then select Remove Application. This cannot be undone.
Next steps
- HTTPS for the new site: free SSL on Linux hosting.
- Other applications in one click: PrestaShop, OpenCart, Joomla, Drupal, Moodle and Laravel.
- Faster pages: the page cache.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to create a database first?
No. The installer creates a new database for WordPress and writes its details into wp-config.php.
Can I install WordPress in a folder, such as /blog?
Yes. Enter the folder in the form; the site then opens at example.com/blog.
What does running scheduled events from the server change?
WordPress normally runs its scheduled jobs when a visitor loads a page, which slows that page down and misses jobs on a quiet site. From the server they run every 5 minutes, on time.
How do I sign in to WordPress?
On a WordPress plan, select Sign In in the WordPress tab: one click, with no password stored. Otherwise select Open Admin next to the installation, or open example.com/wp-admin and sign in with the admin user you set.