{"id":93318,"date":"2022-01-19T16:56:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T21:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=93318"},"modified":"2025-01-29T13:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T18:32:15","slug":"install-wordpress-control-web-panel-cwp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/control-web-panel\/cwp-user\/software-installation\/install-wordpress-control-web-panel-cwp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install WordPress in Control Web Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Install-WordPress-with-Control-Web-Panel-1024x538.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Install-WordPress-with-Control-Web-Panel-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Install-WordPress-with-Control-Web-Panel-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Install-WordPress-with-Control-Web-Panel-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Install-WordPress-with-Control-Web-Panel.png 1200w\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress is the most popular self-hosted website builder today. It\u2019s a great choice for building a powerful website that can scale to include customer management and project management functionality. Below we\u2019ll cover how to install WordPress on Control Web Panel (CWP), formerly known as CentOS Web Panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#install\">Install WordPress in Control Web Panel<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#configure\">Configure WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#update\">Update PHP in CWP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#start\">Getting Started with WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install\">Install WordPress in Control Web Panel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/cloud-server\/install-control-web-panel-cwp\/#login\">Log into Control Web Panel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the left select \u201cNew Account.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the WordPress domain name along with a CWP username, password, and email address.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the \u201cdefault\u201d package if you\u2019ve not created others.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201cCreate\u201d at the bottom. This will also create a MySQL user for the account linked with the user\u2019s password.<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-create-account-1024x619.png\" alt=\"Create a New CWP Account\" class=\"wp-image-93308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-create-account-1024x619.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-create-account-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-create-account-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-create-account.png 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the left select \u201cMySQL Manager.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the top select \u201cAdd new database.\u201d <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-mysql-manager.png\" alt=\"CWP MySQL Manager\" class=\"wp-image-93307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-mysql-manager.png 834w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-mysql-manager-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-mysql-manager-768x164.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the new CWP user account, specify a database name, and select \u201cSave.\u201d <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-mysql-manager-create-database.png\" alt=\"Create a MySQL database in CWP\" class=\"wp-image-93306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-mysql-manager-create-database.png 728w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-mysql-manager-create-database-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the top select \u201cTerminal\u201d and \u201cSimple Terminal\u201d to open a new window.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the new user\u2019s public root directory, replacing \u201cUSER\u201d with the CWP username:<pre>cd \/home\/USER\/<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download the latest version of WordPress:<pre>wget https:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.tar.gz<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extract the tar file: <pre>tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove the default CWP index file:<pre>rm index.html<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move all the files from the new \u201c\/wordpress\u201d directory to the current directory:<pre>mv wordpress\/* .\/<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove the now empty \u201c\/wordpress\u201d directory and tar file:<pre>rm -rf wordpress latest.tar.gz<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change the owner of the website files from root to the CWP user, replacing \u201cUSER\u201d with the CWP username:<pre>chown -R USER:USER *<\/pre><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"configure\">Configure WordPress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>Visit your WordPress domain in a web browser. You\u2019ll be redirected to the setup wizard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first page will show the WordPress logo and available languages. Select your primary language and continue. <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"344\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-1.png\" alt=\"Choose a language\" class=\"wp-image-93309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-1.png 344w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-1-128x300.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The next page states what info you\u2019ll need from the database you created earlier. Select \u201cLet\u2019s go!\u201d <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-2.png\" alt=\"WordPress installation preparation\" class=\"wp-image-93317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-2.png 823w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-2-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-2-768x566.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the database name, database owner\/user, and CWP user password. Select \u201cSubmit.\u201d <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-3.png\" alt=\"Add MySQL database info\" class=\"wp-image-93310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-3.png 744w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-3-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If there are no issues you\u2019ll see a short success message. Run the installation. <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-4.png\" alt=\"Database connection success\" class=\"wp-image-93311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-4.png 744w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-4-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a WordPress site title, admin username, password, and email account. If you wish to discourage search engines from indexing this site, you should install a maintenance mode plugin later on to better prevent unauthorized access. Install WordPress. <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-5.png\" alt=\"Add WordPress site details\" class=\"wp-image-93312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-5.png 744w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-5-259x300.png 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The success page will show your admin user. Log into WordPress. <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-6.png\" alt=\"WordPress installation successful\" class=\"wp-image-93313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-6.png 744w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-setup-6-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"update\">How to Update PHP in CWP<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-php-update-recommended.png\" alt=\"Notification to update PHP version\" class=\"wp-image-93314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-php-update-recommended.png 417w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-php-update-recommended-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If your dashboard includes a notice to update your version of PHP, open the \u201cPHP Version Switcher\u201d tool in CWP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This option changes the PHP version for the entire server. You\u2019ll need CWPpro to specify different PHP versions for different users in PHP Selector. Select the latest version in the drop-down menu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The page will refresh to show PHP modules to install. The default options will suffice. Select \u201cSave &amp; Build\u201d at the bottom.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-php-version-switcher-v2-1024x614.png\" alt=\"CWP PHP Version Switcher from 5.6 to 8.1.1\" class=\"wp-image-93316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-php-version-switcher-v2-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-php-version-switcher-v2-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-php-version-switcher-v2-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cwp-php-version-switcher-v2.png 1310w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The page will refresh but the installation will take up to five minutes to complete in the background. You can open the CWP terminal to check the PHP installation progress:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">tail -f \/var\/log\/php-rebuild.log<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"start\">Getting Started with WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few ideas to get you going in your new WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install an SSL certificate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/enabling-wordpress-maintenance-mode\/\">maintenance mode plugin<\/a> if you need to restrict access during development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/recommended-security-plugins\/\">WordPress security plugin<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/recommended-wordpress-backup-plugins\/\">WordPress backup plugin<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install a search engine optimization (SEO) plugin such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/all-in-one-seo-pack\/\">All in One SEO<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider an analytics application. We have a guide for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/control-web-panel\/install-matomo-cwp\/\">installing Matomo in CWP<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/control-web-panel\/repair-mysql-database-cwp\/\">repair WordPress databases<\/a> within CWP.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how to do more with your WordPress website from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/\">WordPress Education Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or, learn more about how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/cloud-server\/secure-cloud-server-hosting\/\">harden your cloud server<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"jumbotron\">Make sure your business, agency, or reseller clients are always connected and powered on with our optimized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/vps-hosting\">Managed VPS Hosting<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress is the most popular self-hosted website builder today. 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