WordPress related issues

How to reset/find the password for the WP-Admin user ID.

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  1. To begin, you must first log into the cPanel dashboard.
  2. Look under the database area for “PhpMyAdmin
  3. Click on Edit next to the admin user in the database’s table, wp-user.
  4. After choosing the user table, click the edit button next to the username for whom you wish to modify the password.
  5. Next, click the Go button after entering a new password in the password field’s function column and choosing MD5 from the drop-down option.
  6. After pressing “Go,” visit the WordPress dashboard and attempt to log in using the new password.

Note: Your password will be kept in the database and encrypted using the MD5 algorithm.

How to manually install WordPress in WordPress Hosting .

Ans: 

  1. Get the most recent version of WordPress from the official WordPress website. https://wordpress.org/
  2. Upload the downloaded files to your hosting account using the File Manager or an FTP program like FileZilla. cPanel’s “File Manager” tool is being used to upload the downloaded zip file to the server.
    1. To use the File Manager, go to cPanel – Files
    2. Use the File Manager’s “Upload” button. When you select the downloaded zip file, the file will then be posted to the server. Next, extract the file.
  3. After extracting the WordPress Hosting installation archive, remove the zip file. the file on your web server. Right-click the zip file and select “Delete” to remove it.

2. Utilize the File Manager or an FTP client like FileZilla to upload the downloaded files to your hosting account.

    The downloaded zip file is being uploaded to the server using the “File Manager” feature of cPanel.
navigate to File Manager in cPanel – Files
Use the “Upload” option in the File Manager. The file will then be uploaded to the server when you choose the downloaded zip file. extract the file next.

3.After unzipping the WordPress installation archive, remove the zip file. The file on your web server. Right-click the zip file and select “Delete” to remove it.

Ensure that the files are extracted into a folder called WordPress. A list of all the files and directories needed by WordPress Hosting should be stored in that folder.
To finish the installation, run the install script by going to your WP’s directory. Go to your website at http://name.com/wordpress now in a new browser tab. The folder where we extracted the wp files is called WordPress.

The setup page is available here. After choosing your language, click “Continue”. After that, you’ll land on a confirmation screen. To continue, click “Let’s go!”A MySQL database and a database user must be created before you can start the installation procedure. We’ll need the login and database information during installation, so save it.

To proceed, you must input the database details created at the beginning of the installation and press “Submit.”You will be asked to confirm before the installation can proceed. Just choose “Run the installation.”

“This area requires the entry of the website’s name and the login details for the WordPress dashboard. Afterward, the settings can always be changed. Enter details such as the name of the website, your desired username and password for your WordPress account, and your email address. Please be aware that this WordPress installation is the only one that can utilize the username and password.

It is not advised to use the same username and password as your database user.
All of this information can later be changed in the WordPress Admin. if You don’t want to publish the website right away. You might then want to click the Search Engine Visibility button. Visitors will be allowed, but web crawlers won’t be able to index your website.

When your website is ready, modify this setting.
After completing all of the fields, click “Install WordPress”. WP will take you to the login page after the installation procedure is complete.

((After successfully installing, you’ll get the login screen and be able to access your dashboard.)) ((After successfully installing, you’ll get the login screen and be able to access your dashboard.)) Therefore, go here to access the website’s dashboard.

 

Updated on September 21, 2023

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