WordPress

XMission New Hosting Package

• To utilize the WordPress once click install you will need to Login to your control panel.

1 Go to http://hosting.xmission.com

2 Enter your Username and Password

3 Next select Website & Domains from the menu

4 Scroll down to your domain and click on it

5 After you click on your domain scroll down to Web Scripting and Statistics and look for PHP Support

6 Change this from Apache Module to FastCGI application

7 Click OK and then go to Applications on the Menu Bar and choose WordPress Install

8 Click the check box to agree to the terms - and then choose next
9 Specify the location where this web application should be installed

10 Administrative access to the application - you can choose to use your default username or create a new Admin user for Wordpress

• If no other changes are needed you can click install and you will be finished ..

11 If you want you can configure additional settings by clicking on Show All Settings

• Congratulations you have completed the One Click Install of Wordpress

Moving an Existing Wordpress to XMission Hosting

1 Follow the above section
2 Export the Database for your WordPress and save it to your local computer

• Most Hosting companies will use PHPMyAdmin - you can log into this and export your database.

3 Once your Database has been exported you will log into your control panel as stated above in Step 2 then click on Websites & Domains as in Step 3
4 Click on Databases

5 Choose the Database that reflects your Wordpress Install

6 Select webadmin icon located under Tools - This will launch PHPMyAdmin so you can import your WordPress Database

7 Once in PHPMyAdmin - select Database from the menu

8 Next Select your Database

9 Choose Check All under all the tables -

10 Where is says With Selected choose Drop

11 Choose Yes after you select Drop this will remove all the tables that the Pre-Installed WordPress has created and allow you to import your database.
12 Now choose Import from the menu bar

13 In the Section File to Import: Click on Choose File so you can select your database to import.

14 Once you have imported your database - you can then FTP your files to your new server. Use an FTP program like FileZIlla that is free and will work for Mac, Windows, and Linux

• When you FTP your files to your new Hosting - DO NOT include the wp-config.php or the .htaccess files

15 Once you have FTP'd all of your files - you can then log in to your Admin panel (i.e. http://domain.com/wp-admin/) you can log in with the same username and password that you always have.

• Once you have logged in you will want to Click on Settings > Permalinks make sure it is currently set to Default .. click Save .. This will crate a .htaccess file. Now you can set the Permalinks the way you want.

Your Site should now be up and running the way it was at your old host.