{"id":226,"date":"2020-02-12T10:37:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T10:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-install-wordpress\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T10:10:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T10:10:48","slug":"how-to-install-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/how-to-install-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At LCN we offer the ability to install WordPress directly to your Start-Up, Business or Multisite hosting by using our\u202fone-click install. We have a guide for this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/how-to-install-a-web-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you would prefer to install WordPress manually the below guide will provide you with the steps you need to do so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Let\u2019s&nbsp;get started\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Download a copy of WordPress from\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wordpress.org<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li>Create a database within your hosting on LCN. We have a guide on how to do this\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/how-to-create-a-mysql-database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li>Within the WordPress files find and open\u202f<strong>wp<\/strong><strong>-config-<\/strong><strong>sample.php<\/strong>\u202fand update the following areas with the relevant details for the Database you created in your LCN account:&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>DB_NAME<\/strong>\u202f\u2013 The name of your database.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>DB_USER<\/strong>\u202f\u2013 Your full database username.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>DB_HOST<\/strong>\u202f\u2013 Your database hostname.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When finished your file should look something like this:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"prettyprint linenums:10\">\/** The name of the database for WordPress *\/\ndefine( 'DB_NAME', 'lcnsupport_co_uk_db' );\n\n\n\/** MySQL database username *\/\ndefine( 'DB_USER', 'LCN405715_sup' );\n\n\n\/** MySQL database password *\/\ndefine( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'examplepassword' );\n\n\n\/** MySQL hostname *\/\ndefine( 'DB_HOST', 'database.lcn.com' );\n<\/pre>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\"><li>Save the file and rename it to\u202f<strong>wp-config.php<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\"><li>We now need to upload the files to your hosting. You will do this via FTP and we have a guide on how to upload your files\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/how-to-upload-files-to-your-website-with-ftp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\"><li>Now, to complete the install, you will need to open your site in a web browser. E.g. example.co.uk. 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You can choose if you would like search engines such as Google to start indexing or discourage this if you would prefer to wait.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-29.png 940w, https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-29-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-29-768x704.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-29-50x46.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\"><li>Click\u202f<strong>Install WordPress<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s&nbsp;it! 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