How to Install Wordpress on Hostgator Using Fantastico

1. Log into your Hostgator cPanel (control panel).
2. Scroll down until you're near the bottom of the page.

3. Locate the section entitled 'Software/Services.'
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Click on the Fantastico icon. It's the one with the blue smiley face.
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On the Fantasico page, click the 'Wordpress' text link on the left sidebar.
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Click on 'New Instillation.'
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Choose which domain you want this Wordpress install to be on. If you've got an individual site hosting plan, this will default to your one domain. If you have a shared hosting plan, choose which domain you want this Wordpress install to be on.
8. In the section that says, 'Admin access data,' is where you'll put the login name and password you want to use to log into your Wordpress blog dashboard.
9. Fill in the 'Base Configuration' fields with the name you want to be associated with all the posts you write in your new blog. Also, add in your email address and the website's domain name for your new blog.
10. Click 'Install Wordpress.'
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You will be given the domain information, to make sure that it's being installed on the correct domain. If it looks good, click 'Finish Instillation.'
12. You're done. You've just installed Wordpress on your new website. Make a note of your login information and/or print out the information on the screen so that you can remember how/where to log in so that you can access your new blog.