If you want to install a fresh instance of WordPress on your cPanel account you can do so very easily with Softaculous. Softaculous is an auto-installer for cPanel that can auto-install over 266 useful scripts.
Note: if Softaculous isn't currently available in your cPanel account (Shared hosting customers get it by default) you can request to have it installed by our friendly and helpful support staff! It's a mere $3 a month, and one of the best features of Softaculous is that you can set it to auto-update your WordPress version! As each new version of WordPress includes valuable security patches that keep your site safe and secure, we think Softaculous is a worthy buy.
To get started:
- Login to cPanel for the domain
- Navigate to the Software section and click Softaculous App Installer
- Hover your mouse over the Wordpress icon and click Install

- On the Install screen in the Software Setup section:
- Leave Choose Protocol as is
- Choose your domain from the dropdown menu
- Remove the 'wp' from the box marked In Directory
- Leave Database name as is

- In the Database Settings section leave the Table Prefix information as is
- In the Site Settings section:
- Modify Site Name as desired (can also be modified in Wordpress dashboard later)
- Modify Site Description as desired (can also be modified in Wordpress dashboard later)
- Leave Enable Multisite unticked

- In the Admin Account section:
- Leave Admin Username as is for easy password resets
- Choose a strong password for Admin Password
- Enter a good email address for Admin Email
- In the Choose Language section leave the Select Language option as the default
- We recommend enabling (tick the box) the Limit Login Attemps feature as added security against hacking attempts
- Click the arrow to the left of Advanced Options and alter the configurations as you choose

- In the blank text field next to ‘Email installation details to’, under the Install button, enter your email address
- Click the Install button
From there you can use the username and password you setup above to login to the Wordpress dashboard at yourdomain.com/wp-admin (where 'yourdomain' is your specific URL, like 'asmallorange').
See also Access Your cPanel, Softaculous Overview, Move Your WordPress Site to HostNine, Log Into WordPress
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