If you have C panel with your web host you can usually install via fantastico clicking one or two buttons. If you have fantastico on your C panel you can avoid doing this way of installation, although this gives you a better understanding of the process. Click here for a Video tutorial on installing Wordpress via the C panel.

Step 1.
Go to wordpress.org and click ‘downloads’ from the horizontal menu and download the zip file. Extract this to your local folder.

For Initial Steps of setting up hosting and using winzip and ftp files please refer to these resources:

http://www.winzip.com
http://www.ftpplanet.com/ftpresources/basics.htm

Step 2.
Once uploaded, you’ll need to create a MySQL database. Find the MySQL in your host’s control panel.

Then create a new database:

· Fill out the name of the database
· Click to go back
· Create a user and password
· Again click to go back

Then select ‘all’ under Privileges and add user to the database.

Step 3.
Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php
And open in a text editor to fill out your database details

Step 4.
Upload the files to your server either onto the top root if you want the blog to be your main website or into a subfolder, usually named ‘blog’.

Or just drag the whole ‘wordpress’ folder to your root directory and rename it.

Step 5.
Run the install script by going to it in your browser.
* If you installed WordPress in the root directory, you should visit: http://yoursiteexample.com/wp-admin/install.php

* If you installed WordPress in its own subdirectory called blog, for example, you should visit: http://yoursiteexample.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php

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