WordPress is popular platform for blog and in this post we will install it on a free hosting in 5 minutes with a help of goPanel and virtual Ubuntu on your MacBook
What you need for your WordPress blog to make it work
- Files and Database on the hosting
- Domain name
Prepare WordPress files and database
- Start virtual machine
- Start goPanel app
- Go to your server
- In Dashboard go to Third Party Scripts
- Select WordPress manager: WP-CLI
- Click Install Selected Service
Database setup
- Go to Databases
- Click Create User Account
- Enter database user name
- Enter database user password
- Click Create User
- Click Create Database
- Enter database name
- Click Create Database
- Right-click on the user
- Select Grant Access To Database
- Select database
- Click Select All Privileges
- Click Add To Database
Installing WordPress files
- Go to Domains
- Click Add New Domain
- Enter domain name
- Enter FTP user password
- Click Create Domain
- Click Install Software
- Select WordPress
- Enter site name
- Enter owner e-mail
- Enter site owner name and password
- Select database name
- Select database user name
- Enter database user password
- Click Install (WordPress)
Domain name setup for blog
- Open Terminal
-
sudo vi /etc/hosts
- Enter your MacBook password
- Go down to the last line
- Press i to edit
- Enter IP address – Tab – your domain name
-
172.16.122.128 yourdomain.com
- Press Esc
- Press button :
-
wq!
- Press Enter
Check your WordPress website
- Start browser
- Check your site: yourdomain.com