Installing Wordpress to Godaddy Hosting

Author Dave Gant           

Setting up word Press on you Godaddy Hosting account

Before you install Wordpress make sure you have the right account.

The Economy, Deluxe or Premier Hosting Account

If you have a website tonight account you will not be able to install Wordpress to it. You will have two options

1.  Get a hosting account in addition to a website Tonight account - good if you want to keep a wysiwyg editor. 
2. Can swap or upgrade to a hosting package. A better solution but you will loose the capability to edit your website. However there are other benefits. You can develop multiple sites or simply use the Blog tools. 

The Procedure to Follow

1. Log in to your godaddy Account Manager. 
2. In the My Products section, select Hosting. 
3. Next to the hosting account you want to modify, click Manage Account. 
4. On the Hosting Control Center home page, click Your Applications. 
5. Click the Blog category on the left, and then click Wordpress. 
6. Click Install Now. 
7. Read the End User License Agreement, and then click I Agree. 
8. Choose the domain to install Wordpress to. 
9. Enter a database description and password, and then click Next. 
10. Choose an installation directory see note, and then click Next. 
11. Enter the following 
12. 1. Admin Name, 
    2. Admin Password 
    3. Email 
    4. Blog Title 

    
    for your Wordpress installation.

13. Click Finish. 

Note  if this is going to be your main application then install to the route directory. If it is not going to be your main website then create a sub directory - name the directory (I use /Blog. I.e., my main website is on www.davegant.com and my Wordpress Blog is found at www.davegant.com/Blog)

Wordpress will be installed to your hosting account with the options you selected. When it is complete, you will receive a confirmation email.

You can then take a look at your Blog and at this stage you may wish to upload a new theme.

If you cannot access your Blog contact tech support at godaddy for advice – they are very helpful but before that if you have a main site up and running your .htaccess file in the route directory maybe forcing all activity to your route domain and not allowing direct access to sub folders. In which case

Go into Files and look for the .htaccess file

In the route directory rename .htaccess to .bkhtaccess

In the php­_uploads folder tick the box then select set permissions to password protected and assign a user. Remember the password. This will prevent anyone else gaining access and changing the php_uploads folder.
If you get stuck with this Godaddy will be able to help. That’s why I chose Godaddy.

Ok Once you have set up Wordpress Blog log into your dashboard at the domain name and link you chose again for me it is http://www.davegant.com/Blog 

As a further option If you get stuck you can go to Wordpress for further information. It will also explain other installation options.

http://codex.Wordpress.org/Installing_Wordpress 

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