In the Naibabiji QQ group, a newbie girl bought a cloud Shared Hosting for 28 yuan per year on Taobao and didn't know how to install WordPress. So, Naiba helped her install it and took the opportunity to write this tutorial on installing WordPress on Shared Hosting purchased from Taobao. Although Naiba strongly advises against using Shared Hosting to build websites, especially this kind costing only 28 yuan per year—do you dare trust its stability? But since it's already purchased, without further ado, let's get to the main content of this article.
Shared Hosting Configuration
The girl purchased the 'Three-Mode Hosting 100M' plan, which you can see on Taobao for 28 yuan/year. Independent web space: 100M, Database: 20M. Other resources like CPU, RAM, and network are shared (meaning all websites on this server share these CPU, RAM, and network resources). What does 100M of web space mean? After installing WordPress, you'll only have about 50M of space left. The 20M database should last until you run out of space first.
Website Installation Process
1. Point the Domain to the Shared Hosting
Log in to the Shared Hosting management backend, click on the domain resolution address. The pop-up window informed Naiba that they recommend adding a CNAME record instead of an A record. Also, if you want a dedicated IP address, you can purchase it separately, starting at 20 yuan/year. So, the method for pointing the domain is simple: go directly 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 '@'. Fill in the record value with the CNAME record provided by the Shared Hosting.
2. Upload Website Files
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WordPress 5.2.4 New Version Simplified Chinese Local DownloadAfter downloading the WP installation file, extract it. Open the XFTP6 software (
download it from here if you don't have it). Then, check the FTP account information provided by the hosting provider, as shown in the image below:
In XFTP6, click the 'New' button, fill in the corresponding information, and connect, as shown in the image below:
After successfully connecting to FTP, you'll see content like in the image below. The left side is your local computer's folder; find the extracted WordPress folder. The right side is the Shared Hosting's folders; there are three. 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 Shared Hosting (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 Shared Hosting is relatively low, so you need to switch the PHP version first.
Enter the Shared Hosting management backend, find the PHP version switch, and switch to PHP 7.0, as shown in the image below:
After switching the version, open the website again to see the installation interface.
Find your database in the Shared Hosting 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 try again (yes, an error was reported midway, crappy Shared Hosting). Finally, fill in your website's title, account information, etc., and install WordPress.
4. Related Articles
After the website installation is complete, beginners might still be confused about what to do. You can refer to the following articles.
The girl purchased the 'Three-Mode Hosting 100M' plan, which you can see on Taobao for 28 yuan/year. Independent web space: 100M, Database: 20M. Other resources like CPU, RAM, and network are shared (meaning all websites on this server share these CPU, RAM, and network resources). What does 100M of web space mean? After installing WordPress, you'll only have about 50M of space left. The 20M database should last until you run out of space first.
Log in to the Shared Hosting management backend, click on the domain resolution address. The pop-up window informed Naiba that they recommend adding a CNAME record instead of an A record. Also, if you want a dedicated IP address, you can purchase it separately, starting at 20 yuan/year. So, the method for pointing the domain is simple: go directly 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 '@'. Fill in the record value with the CNAME record provided by the Shared Hosting.
In XFTP6, click the 'New' button, fill in the corresponding information, and connect, as shown in the image below:
After successfully connecting to FTP, you'll see content like in the image below. The left side is your local computer's folder; find the extracted WordPress folder. The right side is the Shared Hosting's folders; there are three. 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 Shared Hosting (select all, right-click, and choose 'Transfer').
Enter the Shared Hosting management backend, find the PHP version switch, and switch to PHP 7.0, as shown in the image below:
After switching the version, open the website again to see the installation interface.
Find your database in the Shared Hosting 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 try again (yes, an error was reported midway, crappy Shared Hosting). Finally, fill in your website's title, account information, etc., and install WordPress.
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