Once you have a domain and hosting, the next step is installing WordPress. The video below walks through creating a MySQL database in cPanel, uploading WordPress, and running the famous “5-minute install”.
The Short Recipe
- Open cPanel → MySQL Databases.
- Create a new database (e.g.
user_wp01). - Create a new user (e.g.
user_wpadm) and stash the password. - Attach the user to the database with ALL PRIVILEGES.
- Download the latest WordPress from wordpress.org.
- Upload the files via FileZilla or cPanel’s File Manager into
public_html. - Hit your domain in a browser — the installer asks for the database details you just created.
- Pick a site title, admin username, and password. Done.
Tip: If you use Plesk instead of cPanel, the names change but the flow is identical: Databases > Add Database + FTP upload.