WordPress

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WordPress one click install

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
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3 Next select Website & Domains from the menu
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4 Scroll down to your domain and click on it
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5 After you click on your domain scroll down to Web Scripting and Statistics and look for PHP Support
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6 Change this from Apache Module to FastCGI application
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7 Click OK and then go to Applications on the Menu Bar and choose WordPress Install
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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
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10 Administrative access to the application - you can choose to use your default username or create a new Admin user for Wordpress
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  • 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
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  • Congratulations you have completed the One Click Install of Wordpress

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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
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5 Choose the Database that reflects your Wordpress Install
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6 Select webadmin icon located under Tools - This will launch PHPMyAdmin so you can import your WordPress Database
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7 Once in PHPMyAdmin - select Database from the menu
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8 Next Select your Database
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9 Choose Check All under all the tables -
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10 Where is says With Selected choose Drop
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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
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13 In the Section File to Import: Click on Choose File so you can select your database to import.
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