Although 1and1 hosting includes a feature, Click-n-Build, for the installation of various software packages the resulting environment has restrictions. I wanted to use WordPress in all its glory so opted for a manual installation.
Manual installation requires some pre-installation setup using the 1and1 Control Panel and use of an File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client. To upload files using FTP, you will need an FTP client such as FileZilla or WinSCP or you can use FireFox with the FireFTP add-on. You will also need a copy of the latest WordPress installation files.
This is how I installed WordPress:
1. I downloaded the latest version of WordPress from WordPress.org to my local drive. I use Windows so I downloaded the .Zip archive and saved that into a ready made folder so I could locate it quickly later.
2. I downloaded the latest version of FileZilla from filezilla-project.org and extracted the archive into a FileZilla folder on my local drive.
3. I logged into the 1and1 Control Panel.
4. I want the WordPress blog to be accessible directly from the domain name and so I used the Access option WebspaceExplorer and created a new set of subfolders in my webspace to house the Wordpress software. For example, /yourdomainname/wordpress
5.I then used the Domain option for the website and edited the Destination to be the folder created above, so /yourdomainname/wordpress
6. Next I used Web Space, MySQL Administration and created a new MySQL database.I gave the database a descriptive name to make it easier to see what the database is used for.
As well as creating a database the option also creates a database owner, both parts use the same random number, the database name starts with “db”, the database owner starts with “dbo”. Make a note of the database name, the database owner and also the full database host name as these are needed below when installing WordPress.
It takes a few minutes for the database to be made and available, you can refresh the page until the Status is shown as Ready.
7. I used Access, FTP Account and created a new FTP user account specifically for uploading software into the WordPress area of the website. FTP user names all start with the same name within a 1and1 account, I added the domain name at the end and set the Directory to that created above, so /yourdomainname/wordpress.
8. With the 1and1 environment prepared I then extracted the content of the previously downloaded WordPress archive onto my local drive retaining the folder names.
9. I then started FIleZilla (filezilla.exe) and used the Site Manager option to create a configuration entry for my website. I used standard FTP as the protocol then entered the domain name as the Host (yourdomainname.com) , and the previously created FTP user name for User (and the password). FileZilla established a connection into the website space.
10. I copied the content of the WordPress folders and files from the local drive across onto the website space. So everything from \wordpress on my local folder was uploaded into /wordpress on the website.
11. I then entered http://yourdomainname.com/wp-admin/install.php and a warning message was displayed that wp-config.php did not exist and to either try to create one with the software or if that fails then to create one manually using a text editor. I used the create option and it was successful, so no manual creatation was needed.
12. The WordPress installation screen was then displayed with a form to enter the database name, the MySQL user and password, the Database Host and the Table Prefix. The database name is the full “db” name created above, the MySQL user is the full “dbo” named created above, the password is that used when creating the database. For database host I used the full name database host address from the 1and1 Control Panel.
13. After submitting the installation form then a screen was displayed indicating a successful connection and a new form displayed prompting for the site name username and password to use to log into WordPress. With those details entered and submitted WordPress was installed and usable.
14. Now it works it’s time to do some post-installation configuration…
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