Installing WordPress via the Servers URL

You are here:

Type in the following URL and change to suit your account:

http://serveraddress/~username/path_to_WordPress_installation/

Then make the following changes to access the content via the server’s URL:

Go to CPanel and change the siteurl option via phpMyAdmin in the Databases box.

Select the database for your WordPress installation and browse the table wp_options.

Finally change the siteurl and home values to the desired URL.

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October 17, 2022,

Rob Jennings

After sitting through a meeting filled with talk of “customer‑centric core competencies,” he decided there was a better way to do digital. He now leads a results‑driven agency that replaces buzzwords with clear thinking, strategic marketing, and practical business advice—helping organisations use the web intelligently to support real growth.