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Step 1. Download the installation file from http://wordpress.org/download/ by clicking on “Download.zip” or “Download.tar.gz”. This way you will have the latest stable release of the script in your computer.

Step 2. Upload it in public_html folder of your account. You can do that via ftp with a client like FileZilla or via cPanel->File Manager->Upload file(s). This way, after the installation is completed, the file script will appear once your write something like www.yourdomain.com. Or you can create a subfolder there and upload the file in it. The WordPress installation will be accessible by something like: www.yourdomain.com/subfolder.

Step 3. When you are in cPanel->File Manager, navigate to the uploaded file and extract it by clicking on “Extract File Contents”. The other option is to extract the file in your computer and then to upload the content in the desired folder via FTP.

Step 4. Once the files are extracted in the desired folder, you should create a MySQL database for WordPress. You can do that from cPanel->MySQL Databases. There you should create a database and add a user to it.

Step 5. Rename wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php and edit it. Fill in your database connection details in the following lines:

define(’DB_NAME’, ”); // The name of the database
define(’DB_USER’, ”); // Your MySQL username
define(’DB_PASSWORD’, ”); // …and password

Step 6. Open www.yourdomain.com/where_wordpress_is_extracted/wp-admin/install.php in your browser. This should setup the tables needed for your blog. If there is an error, double check your wp-config.php file, and try again.

Step 7. The installation procedure is finished. Write down the username and the password, because you are going to need them to log in.