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Install applications – Web & Classic Hosting

Your hosting account has a built-in tool to make installing applications like WordPress®, Joomla!®, Drupal® and others simple.

To Install Applications through Your Control Panel

  1. Log in to your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
  2. Click Web Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Manage.
  4. From the More menu, select Applications.
  5. In the list of popular apps, or after searching for the app you want to use, click Install.

     Note: You can perform click Install if your hosting account is compatible with the application.

  6. Complete the on-screen fields, and then click OK.

    Warning: If you want to install the application in the root of your website, leave the Directory field empty.

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Install WordPress on a Web or Classic Hosting Account

WordPress® is a personal publishing platform, or content management system, that you can use to set up a blog on your website.

To Install WordPress on Your Hosting Account

  1. Log in to your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
  2. Click Web Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Manage.
  4. Under Options & Settings in the Popular Apps section, click WordPress.
  5. Click the Install button.
  6. Complete the on-screen fields, and then click OK:
    • Domain — Select the domain on your account you want to use.
    • Directory — Enter the directory after the domain name where you want to install WordPress. If you want the domain name itself to use WordPress, the directory field should be left blank.
    • Enter an Admin Name, an Admin Password (and its confirmation), an Email Address and the Blog Title.

WordPress will be installed to your hosting account with the options you selected within 24 hours. When it’s complete, you’ll receive a confirmation email.

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Create MySQL or MS SQL databases – Web & Classic Hosting

You can create databases on your hosting account for your websites to use. The types of databases depend on which type of hosting you have (more info):

MySQL MS SQL Access
Web & Classic Linux ✓ – –
Web Windows ✓ ✓ –
Classic Windows ✓ ✓ –

Access databases are no longer supported by IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com.

If you are creating a database to install an application like WordPress, you can alternatively install it through your control panel without creating a database yourself (more info).

  1. Log in to your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
  2. Click Web Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Manage.
  4. In the Databases section of the Hosting Control Panel, click the icon corresponding to the database you want to create.
  5. Click Add.
  6. Complete the fields. To allow direct access, click Additional Options.

     Note: If you need to Allow Direct Database Access, but do not see the field, contact customer support. Direct Database Access is only available on paid hosting plans. If you are not sure what Direct Database Access is, see Connect remotely to databases

  7. Verify the settings and click OK.

It takes up to 1 hour to create a database.

Once the database is created, you can click Actions, and then Details to find more information, such as its host name.

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Install WordPress on a Web or Classic Hosting Account – Web & Classic Hosting

WordPress® is a personal publishing platform, or content management system, that you can use to set up a blog on your website.

To Install WordPress on Your Hosting Account

  1. Log in to your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
  2. Click Web Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Manage.
  4. Under Options & Settings in the Popular Apps section, click WordPress.
  5. Click the Install button.
  6. Complete the on-screen fields, and then click OK:
    • Domain — Select the domain on your account you want to use.
    • Directory — Enter the directory after the domain name where you want to install WordPress. If you want the domain name itself to use WordPress, the directory field should be left blank.
    • Enter an Admin Name, an Admin Password (and its confirmation), an Email Address and the Blog Title.

WordPress will be installed to your hosting account with the options you selected within 24 hours. When it’s complete, you’ll receive a confirmation email.