In the Naibabiji QQ group, a newbie girl bought a 28 yuan per year cloud virtual host on Taobao and didn't know how to install a WordPress website, so Naiba helped her install it and wrote this tutorial on installing a WordPress website using a virtual host purchased from Taobao. Although Naiba strongly advises against using virtual hosts to build websites, especially one that costs only 28 yuan per year—do you dare trust its stability? But since it's already purchased, without further ado, let's begin the main content of this article.
Virtual Host Configuration
The girl purchased the Sanmo Host 100M plan, which can be seen on Taobao for 28 yuan/year. It includes 100M of independent web space and 20M of database. Other resources like CPU, memory, and network are shared (meaning all websites on this server share these CPU, memory, and network resources). What does 100M of web space mean? After installing WordPress, only about 50M of space remains. The 20M database should last until your space runs out.
Website Installation Process
1. Point the Domain to the Virtual Host
Log in to the virtual host management backend, click on the domain resolution address. The pop-up window tells Naiba that they recommend adding a CNAME record instead of using an A record. Also, if you want an independent IP address, you can purchase it separately, starting from 20 yuan/year. So, the method to point the domain is simple: go to your domain registrar's website, click on domain resolution, then add a resolution record, select CNAME, add two records—one for www and one for @—and fill in the CNAME record value provided by the virtual host.
2. Upload Website Files
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WordPress 5.2.4 New Version Simplified Chinese Local DownloadAfter downloading the WordPress installation files, extract them. Open the XFTP6 software (
Download from here if you don't have it) Then check the FTP account information provided by the hosting provider, as shown below:
In XFTP6, click the New button, fill in the corresponding information, and connect, as shown below:
After successfully connecting to FTP, you will see content like the image below. The left side shows your local computer's folders; find the extracted WordPress folder. The right side shows the virtual host's folders; there are three, and we need to enter the web folder.
Delete all the default files inside the web folder, then transfer all the contents from the left WordPress folder to the virtual host (select all, right-click, and choose Transfer).
3. Install the WordPress Website
After all files are transferred, open your domain URL in a browser, and the installation interface will appear. The default PHP version for this virtual host is relatively low, so you need to switch the PHP version first.
Enter the virtual host management backend, find the PHP version switch, then switch to PHP 7.0, as shown in the figure below:
After the version switch is complete, open the website again to see the installation interface.
Find your database on the virtual host purchase website, click the database management button, and go in to view your database information.
Fill in the corresponding database information on the installation interface and submit.
If an error occurs midway, just do it again (yes, an error was reported once, crappy virtual host). Finally, fill in your website's title, account information, etc., and install WordPress.
4. Related Articles
After the website is installed, beginners might still be confused about what to do next. You can refer to the following articles.
The girl purchased the Sanmo Host 100M plan, which can be seen on Taobao for 28 yuan/year. It includes 100M of independent web space and 20M of database. Other resources like CPU, memory, and network are shared (meaning all websites on this server share these CPU, memory, and network resources). What does 100M of web space mean? After installing WordPress, only about 50M of space remains. The 20M database should last until your space runs out.
Log in to the virtual host management backend, click on the domain resolution address. The pop-up window tells Naiba that they recommend adding a CNAME record instead of using an A record. Also, if you want an independent IP address, you can purchase it separately, starting from 20 yuan/year. So, the method to point the domain is simple: go to your domain registrar's website, click on domain resolution, then add a resolution record, select CNAME, add two records—one for www and one for @—and fill in the CNAME record value provided by the virtual host.
In XFTP6, click the New button, fill in the corresponding information, and connect, as shown below:
After successfully connecting to FTP, you will see content like the image below. The left side shows your local computer's folders; find the extracted WordPress folder. The right side shows the virtual host's folders; there are three, and we need to enter the web folder.
Delete all the default files inside the web folder, then transfer all the contents from the left WordPress folder to the virtual host (select all, right-click, and choose Transfer).
Enter the virtual host management backend, find the PHP version switch, then switch to PHP 7.0, as shown in the figure below:
After the version switch is complete, open the website again to see the installation interface.
Find your database on the virtual host purchase website, click the database management button, and go in to view your database information.
Fill in the corresponding database information on the installation interface and submit.
If an error occurs midway, just do it again (yes, an error was reported once, crappy virtual host). Finally, fill in your website's title, account information, etc., and install WordPress.
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