What is WordPress? WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. We like to say that WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time. [credit]

Installing WordPress can be a hassle only if you don’t know the simple process. This guide will make installing WordPress from scratch easy once the steps are followed.

1. You’ll need to have access to your cpanel account. From there, look for MySQL Databases under the Database section.

2. You will then create a new database for your WordPress files.

3. After creating a new database, create a new MySQL user. (It is found under the database tables) Make sure you keep records of the information that is being made here.

4. When you’re finished creating a new user, scroll to the bottom of the page and you’ll find a section to Add User to Database. Now you will need to add the user to the database you just created. After the page, check the box that contains All Privileges .

5. You’re done with the database tables for now. Then go to wordpress.org & click “Download WordPress x.x.x” {x.x.x will be the version number}.

6. Extract the WordPress Zip file into a folder in your desktop.

7. Go into the WordPress folder you just created. Rename the file, wp-config-sample into wp-config.

8. With a text editor, open the file, wp-config.

9. Using the information you created from step 1~3, change the data from DB_NAME, DB_USER, and DB_PASSWORD. After you finish, save the file.

10. Open up your FTP Client (I’m using FileZilla) and transfer the files over to your server.

11. Go to your website’s main URL and you should see the WordPress set up page there. After you’re finished installing all of the information in, on the bottom, click Install WordPress.

12. You’re now finished with installing WordPress!