Comination of HostGator and WordPress can be a great platform to make great blog or site. HostGator is the most popular web hosting company with cheap and best plans where as WordPress is the best self-hosted platform. Today we will come to How To Install WordPress On HostGator.
• Sign Up for HostGator and buy a Plan:
If you already have a HostGator account with a hosting plan then its ok other wise go HostGator official website and choose a plan www.hostgator.com
• Click on Get Started Now!
• You will redirect to a page where you have to choose a plan for your hosting and click on Sign Up Now! ( choose from three plans - Hatchling Plan, Baby Plan, Business Plan. )
• In the next step you have choose a domain. If you don't have a domain name then click on 'Register a New Domain' tab. But if you already have a domain then click on 'I Already Own This Domain' and enter your domain.
• Now you just have to confirm your hosting package information with some details. ( Package Type, billing Cycle, Username, Security Pin) as shown in image.
• Now complete your profile with your own details and select billing method from two choices ( Credit Card and PayPal ). Complete next steps and click on 'Checkout Now'.
Now you can install WordPress on HostGator in three ways - Manual, Quick Install and Fantastico De Lux but Quick Install is the easiest way and requires only 4-5 minutes to get install.
• First of all go to your cPanel. ( check your email for more details like Username, Password and cPanlel link address ).
• After login scroll down and come to the section 'Software/Services' and click on 'QuickInstall'.
• Now you will come to a new page. Now click on 'WordPress' under 'Blog Software' section and then click 'Continue'.
• Fill out the required information.
• http:// - Select your domain from options. ( If you have only one domain then there will be only one option for you )
• Admin Email - Fill out your email address.
• Blog title - Fill out your blog title associated with your selected domain name in the first step.
• Admin User - it is the user name of your WordPress account.
• First Name - Fill your first name and it will be added to your author profile. You can change it later.
• Last Name - Fill out your last and it will also be added to your author profile.
• Now click on Install Now! and you are done with the installation
• Now go to ( http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin ) and login with your Username and password.
Now you have successfully installed WordPress on your HostGator account.
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