How to Install Wordpress on Heart Internet Hosting Account

With more than 90,000 new blogs online everyday, it’s no wonder why one of the main reasons for buying a web hosting account is to host your own blog.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Wordpress, probably the world’s most popular blogging platform, on your Heart Internet hosting account. Heart Internet is by far one of UK’s most popular web host, well-known for their highly reliable hosting service.

Most web hosting companies offer you the possibility of installing Wordpress using their automated script installer. While this can prove to be very efficient, the problem may arise when a critical update is required. In this case, you’ll have to wait until your web hosting provider adds the latest Wordpress version to their installation tool.

How to Install Wordpress on Heart Internet Hosting

1. The first step is to create a MySQL database for your new blog. Take note of the database name, user name and password needed to access it.
2. Next header over to http://www.wordpress.org and download the latest version of Wordpress to your hard drive. There’s a big blue button that says “Download Wordpress x.x.x” on the homepage so you can’t miss it.
3. Extract the content from the Wordpress archive to a temporary folder on your hard drive.
4. This step is optional. If you want to install Wordpress in a subdirectory of your website (ie.: http://www.yourwebsite.com/blog), use a FTP client such a Filezilla (it’s free) to create this new directory into public_html.
5. Make sure the directory is empty. If this is a new hosting account and you want to install Wordpress into public_html, delete the index.html file.
6. Using your favorite FTP client software, upload the content from the “wordpress” folder you’ve just extract from the archive to your hosting account. You need to upload these in either public_html (to have your blog at the root of your website) or into the new directory you’ve just created in the previous step.
7. To make sure you’ve uploaded the right content in the right place, you should see the following content the remote directory :

   

8. Go to your website using your favorite web browser. You should be greeted by Wordpress’ installation wizard. Click the Create a Configuration File button.
9. Remember I told you to keep note of your MySQL database credentials? Now you’re going to need them. Click the Let’s Go button and fill the form :

   

10. Leave the Database Host and Table Prefix fields to their default value and hit the Submit button.
11. If the database connection was established successfully, click on Run the install button.
12. You will now be prompted to enter a title for your new blog as well as an email address. Click Install Wordpress when done.
13. On the next page, carefully write down the newly generated password and hit the Log In button.
14. Once logged in, you will see an alert message at the top inviting you to set your own password. I strongly encourage you to do so.

So that’s it, you’re done install Wordpress on your Heart Internet hosting account. Open your main website page to see Wordpress’ default page.

Links

• Heart Internet Official Website
• Heart Internet Review
• Heart Internet Coupon Codes

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