How To Reinstall WordPress From Scratch Using cPanel

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This is a WordPress reinstallation tutorial using cPanel.


I assume that you have already uninstalled WordPress.


If not, please check my “How To Uninstall WordPress And Start

Over” tutorial.


Let’s start!


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Open a new browser like Google Chrome.



This will open a new window


and bring you to your home page.


My home page is a new tab.



Your home page may be different than mine.


For example, it can be Google.com.



If it’s different, then open a new tab.


Click this to open a new

tab.


A new tab will open.



Go to your site’s cPanel/Control panel.


This is how mine looks

like.


Don’t know where your site’s cPanel/Control panel is?


Ask your host or better yet check your email.


Now enter your Username and Password.



Then click Log In.


It will show you something like this.



Scroll down at the very bottom.


Look for the SOFTACULOUS APPS INSTALLER section.



Look for WordPress under Scripts.



Click the WordPress logo.


This will bring you to the Softaculous library.



Softaculous automates the installation of web applications to

a website.


Aside from WordPress, Softaculous can install Joomla, Drupal, Magento and a lot more.


Before reinstalling WordPress,


make sure that you have the required available space.



Click Install Now to start reinstalling WordPress.



This will bring you to the Setup page.



Let’s take it one section at a time, shall we?


Software Setup



First, choose your protocol.


This is like the prefix of your domain on the browser’s address

bar.


Here’s an example.



Other choices from the drop-down are http://www. , https:// and

https://www.



If your site has SSL, choose either one of the HTTPS protocols

(https:// or https://www.)


What is SSL?



If you didn’t buy an SSL certificate from your domain provider or host

then just choose http:// or http://www.


Next, choose your domain from the drop-down.



If you only have one domain, then just leave it like that.


For the In Directory field,



type the name of a new directory you would like created.


For example, wp.


WordPress will be installed in http://mydomain/wp directory.


If you leave this blank,


WordPress will be installed in your main directory (http://mydomain/)


Site Settings



Type the name of your site in the Site Name field.



Type the description of your site in the Site Description field.



Leave the Enable Multisite (WPMU) option unchecked.



Admin Account



Enter the Admin Username.


Pro Tip: Don’t use admin as the Admin Username

because every hacker knows this.


Next, enter a very strong Admin Password.


Pro Tip: Uppercase and Lowercase letters + Numbers + Special Characters = Very Strong Password



Next, enter your Admin Email.



Choose Language



Select your language from the drop-down.



Select Plugins



Limit Login Attempts (Loginizer):This plugin will protect your site against

bruteforce attacks by limiting the number of login attempts for your Wordpress installation.


So check the box beside it.



To show the Advanced Options, click the plus (+) sign beside it.




Enter the Database Name and Table Prefix or


just leave it as it is.


If you check the following:• Disable Update Notifications - you will not receive an email notification for

updates available for this installation.

• Auto Upgrade - this installation will be automatically upgraded to the latest version when a new version is available.

• Auto Upgrade WordPress Plugins - all the active Wordpress plugins installed for this installation will be automatically upgraded to the latest version when your script installation is upgraded.

• Auto Upgrade WordPress Themes - the active Wordpress theme for this installation will be automatically upgraded to the latest version when your script installation is upgraded.


For Automated backups, choose from the drop-down.



Pro Tip:Choose Once a day. In today’s age,

WordPress hacking is becoming very easy so it’s better to be safe than sorry.


For Backup Rotation, Softaculous will delete the oldest backup once

the limit is reached.


Leave it at the default value of 4.



Select Theme



Don’t select any theme yet.


Enter your email in the Email installation details to field



Finally, click Install.



Once WordPress has been installed, you will see a confirmation message.



Now go to your Admin Email and look for the email from Softaculous.

Subject: New Installation of WordPress


From: Softaculous <[email protected]>Date: Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 7:07 PM

Subject: New Installation of WordPressTo: ****************************************

A new installation of WordPress 4.5.3 has been completed. The details of the installation are shown below:

Path : ****************************************URL : ****************************************

Admin URL : ****************************************Admin Username : ****************************************Admin Password : ****************************************

Admin Email: ****************************************MySQL Database : ****************************************MySQL DB User : ****************************************MySQL DB Host : ****************************************

MySQL DB Password : ****************************************Update Notification : Enabled

Auto Upgrade : EnabledAutomated Backups : Once a day

Backup Rotation : 4Time of Installation : July 24, 2016, 11:07 am

If you wish to unsubscribe from such emails, go to your Control Panel -> Softaculous -> Email Settings


Click the URL link to go to your site.



Click the Admin URL to go to your Wordpress Dashboard.


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That’s it!


You have successfully reinstalled WordPress using cPanel.


Thank you for visiting this tutorial!


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