Setting Up a Wordpress Blog Using Softaculous

As a blogger, I dreamed of using Wordpress as my CMS (Content Management System) for blogging, but the main reason why I wasn't able to get a hold of myself to that technology is the cost. There are some free hosting sites where you could setup your blog but at the moment, I can't seem to find a very reliable free hosting service that would keep my desired blog alive at 99.9% uptime just like what they promise.

So what is Softaculous? As I see it, Softaculous is a web application that helps the user to automatically install software and database to a server.

This guide is done using CPanel where Softaculous is present and is hosted in a free hosting site where I set my desired subdomain as "snake14".

1. Click the Softaculous Icon in your CPanel and select Wordpress once the page loaded.

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2. Select "Install" which is listed among other selections.

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3. Set up your Wordpress Blog and fill all the necessary fields. (Since I'm using a free hosting site, only a subdomain is given to me) Then hit "Install".

• InDirectory - Leave this blank if you wanted your blog to be in the main directory.
• This is how your URL look like if you leave that field blank. (myblog.com)
• This is how it would look like if you place something in the Directory. (myblog.com/directory)
• Admin Account - Make sure you remember this login credentials for you'll be using this to login your Wordpress blog.

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4. Wait for the installation to finish and you'll see a "Congratulatory Page"

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5. Visit your blog according to the URL you customized and start blogging!

  

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