cPanel is a control panel which is offered with our hosting plans to manage your hosting account. You can use the cpanel to manage your emails, domains, databases and to upload the content of your website on the server. You can login to your cpanel using the following 2 methods: Method1: Login from Direct cPanel URL Method 2: Login to cPanel from RealifeHost Client Area Login from Direct cPanel URL 1). Visit yourdomain/cpanel 2). Enter your Login details that is your Username and password and click “Login”.

Before we do anything, it is suggested that you backup your website so that you can revert back to a previous version if something goes wrong. To edit the .htaccess file, first we will open the File Manager: Login to cPanel. Click on “File Manager” in the “Files” section. Select “Document Root for:” and select the domain name you wish to access. Make sure “Show Hidden Files (dotfiles)” is checked. Click the “Go” button. The File Manager will open in a new tab or window. Look for the .htaccess file in the list of files. You may need to scroll to find this file. Right click on the file and click on “Code Edit” on the menu. (Alternatively, you can click on the icon for the .htaccess file and then click on the “Code Editor” icon at the top of the page.) A dialogue box may appear asking you about encoding. Just click on the “Edit” button to continue. The editor will open in a new window. Edit the file as needed. Click on the “Save Changes” button in the upper right hand corner when done. The changes have been saved. Test your website to make sure it has the desired effect. If not, correct the error or revert back to the previous version until your site works again. Once complete, you can click “Close” to close the window. Once complete, you can click “Close” to close the window.

STEP #1: CREATE A SUBDOMAIN USING CPANEL Before you can install WordPress, you must create the subdomain in cPanel. To do this, follow these steps: Log in to cPanel. (Learn how to login to cPanel here) In the Domains section of the cPanel home screen, click Subdomains. Under Create a Subdomain, type the name of the subdomain that you want to add in the Subdomain text box. cPanel automatically fills in the document root path by using the subdomain name that you provide. This path is where the subdomain’s files are stored. 4. Click Create. cPanel creates the subdomain. STEP #2: INSTALL WORDPRESS USING SOFTACULOUS After you create the subdomain, you’re ready to install WordPress. To do this, follow these steps: In the Softaculous APPS INSTALLER section of the cPanel home screen, click any of the options under Categories. The Softaculous installer page appears. It does not matter which option you click under Categories. All of them start the Softaculous installer. 2. In the Search text box, type wordpress and then press Enter. Alternatively, you can use the navigation pane on the left side. To do this, click Blogs, and then clickWordPress. 3. Click Install. The installation page appears. 4. In the Choose Protocol list box, select the protocol. If you have an SSL certificate installed on your site, select https://orhttps://www. If you do not have an SSL certificate installed on your site, select http:// or http://www. 5. In the Choose Domain list box, select the subdomain that you created in the previous procedure. 6. Leave the In Directory text box blank. 7. In the Database Name text box, type the name of the database to create for the application, or accept the default value. 8. In the Table Prefix text box, type the database table prefix, or accept the default value. 9. In the Site Name text box, type the site name. By default, the site name appears in the title bar of users’ web browsers when they visit your site. 10. In the Site Description text box, type the site description. By default, the site description also appears in the title bar of users’ web browsers when they visit your site. 11. In the Admin Username text box, type the administrator username. 12. In the Admin Password text box, type the administrator password. Make sure that you choose a strong password! The Softaculous installer provides a ranking for your password’s strength, and turns green when the password is strong. Alternatively, you can click the Random Password icon icon next to the Admin Password text box, and Softaculous generates a strong, random password for you. 13. In the Admin Email text box, type the site administrator e-mail address. 14. In the Select Language list box, select the default language for the application. 15. To limit the number of login attempts, select the Limit Login Attempts check box. Limiting the number of login attempts can help increase the security of your WordPress installation. 16. Click the Advanced Options icon icon to expand Advanced Options. 17. If you do not want to receive e-mail notifications when application updates are available, select the Disable Update Notifications check box. RealifeHost strongly recommends that you receive e-mail notifications when application updates are available. Keeping your site updated helps prevent unauthorized access attempts and data loss. 18. To automatically update the application when updates are available, select the Auto Upgrade check box. 19. To receive site configuration information after the installation is complete, type an e-mail address in the Email installation details to text box. 20. Review the installation options and settings, and then click Install. When installation is complete, Softaculous provides information about the WordPress configuration. 21. Use your web browser to visit the subdomain you created in the previous procedure. You should see the WordPress home page.

Logging in to WordPress is as simple as visiting your WordPress dashboard URL. Follow these steps below to login to WordPress’s dashboard: Visit the WordPress Dashboard URL at: http://YOURDOMAIN.com/wp-admin (where YOURDOMAIN is whatever domain you’ve set up on Realifehost) If you install WordPress to a sub-directory, then it would be: http://YOURDOMAIN.com/blog/wp-admin (where /blog is whatever sub-directory path you’ve installed WordPress to) Login to WordPress with your username and password. That’s really it, now you know how to login to the WordPress Dashboard.

Once you order hosting service, you can start creating your own website. Using Softaculous automatic app installer you can install WordPress in a few clicks. Below you can find step-by-step guidelines covering the process: 1. Log into your cPanel. 2. Navigate to Application section > Softaculous Apps Installer menu: 3. On the homepage, click on the WordPress icon: 4. Switch to the Install tab to proceed: 5. On the next page you will need to fill out the details of your WordPress installation. Choose the domain you wish to install WordPress for In the In Directory field you can specify the root folder for WordPress installation. By default, this field is empty, and it allows installing WordPress on yourdomain.com directly. If you wish to install it to a subfolder, like yourdomain.com/blog, simply type “blog” in this field. Database Name can be left default. Table Prefix can also be left default wp_; however, due to security reasons it is better to change it, e.g., to realife_ . The Site Settings section should be filled out accordingly to your needs, though you can change it anytime later if required. Make sure you set up secure and hard-to guess details in the Admin Account section: