How to Download and Upload WordPress to Hosting Account

this article will cover the steps needed to Download WordPress Package then Upload it to web hosting

Step 1: Download WordPress

  1. Download the WordPress package to your local computer from http://wordpress.org/download/.
  2. Unzip the downloaded file to a folder on your local computer.

Step 2: Upload WordPress to Hosting Account

There are three available options for uploading WordPress to a hosting account.

  • Upload via FTP
  • Upload via File Manager
  • Upload via SSH

We use in this article Upload via File Manager

To upload a file through cPanel’s File Manager, please do the following:

  1. Login to cPanel.
  2. Under Files, click File Manager.
  3. Select Web Root and Show Hidden Files, then click Go.
  4. Click to open the folder to which you’d like to upload files.
  5. Click Upload from the top toolbar.
  6. Click Browse (some web browsers will have Choose File or select file instead).
  7. Select the file on your computer that you wish to upload.
  8. Once the file has been selected, it will automatically upload. You may select additional files while uploads are in progress.

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