Help me to setup a wordpress site (not a blog) from hostgator

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    I have already bought the domain and setup the nameservers from the hostgator.
    Can help me to setup a wordpress site from the hostgator control panel. I am looking for a site and not a blog for articles. Thanks.
     
    China_girl, Mar 4, 2011 IP
  2. experttalk

    experttalk Member

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    Instructions
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    Log into your Hostgator cPanel (control panel).
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    Scroll down until you're near the bottom of the page.
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    Locate the section entitled "Software/Services."
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    Click on the Fantastico icon. It's the one with the blue smiley face.
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    On the Fantasico page, click the "Wordpress" text link on the left sidebar.
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    Click on "New Instillation."
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    Choose which domain you want this Wordpress install to be on. If you've got an individual site hosting plan, this will default to your one domain. If you have a shared hosting plan, choose which domain you want this Wordpress install to be on.
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    In the section that says, "Admin access data," is where you'll put the login name and password you want to use to log into your Wordpress blog dashboard.
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    Fill in the "Base Configuration" fields with the name you want to be associated with all the posts you write in your new blog. Also, add in your email address and the website's domain name for your new blog.
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    Click "Install Wordpress."
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    You will be given the domain information, to make sure that it's being installed on the correct domain. If it looks good, click "Finish Instillation."
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    You're done. You've just installed Wordpress on your new website. Make a note of your login information and/or print out the information on the screen so that you can remember how/where to log in so that you can access your new blog.
     
    experttalk, Mar 4, 2011 IP
  3. IMBobby

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    Then if you want to set the site up as a static site you can go into your general settings and change your homepage to static.
     
    IMBobby, Mar 5, 2011 IP
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  5. China_girl

    China_girl Well-Known Member

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    Thanks experttalk and both of you above for your detailed explanation, appreciated :)
    I could set up a wordpress site now. However I am looking to make it a website and not a blog, so even in this case using wordpress is fine ?
     
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  6. otjutt

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    Yes it will be fine. WordPress is a very flexible platform for making websites and blogs.
     
    otjutt, Mar 5, 2011 IP