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How to install flatpress via Softaculous in cPanel?

  • Sign in to your cPanel account.
  • Click ‘Softaculous app installer’ present under ‘Software’ menu

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  • You will see a softaculous interface
  • Now on the left area of your screen, you will simply locate the “Blogs” category. Click on this, and then click on “flatPress” that will appear.

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  • Click on ‘Install’ button

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  • Fill out all the essential fields under ‘software setup’
  • Choose Protocol: Leave the field as it is.
  • Choose Domain: If you are not using domains, leave it also
  • In Directory:If you need to install this in the directory, for instance, example.com/directory, enter the name of your directory. Otherwise, leave it blank as well, and then install this in the main domain example.com

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  • Check under the ‘site settings’ area
  • Site Name:Enter your site name, like “my website“.
  • Under your database settings area
  • Table prefix: leave it like this
  • Check for “Admin Account” and enter the below details:
  • Admin name: Add new flatPress username (do not use admin for security purposes)
  • Admin Password: Create a strong password.
  • Admin Email: Enter email address

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Note: Copy the admin username and password on a notepad because you will need these login details to access the admin area of your flatPress blog.

  • Choose the language of your blog, the default language of flatPress blog is English
  • Advanced options: Leave it like that, unless you are looking to change the name of your database, or taking an automated backup. Also, please note that taking plenty of backups can utilize a lot of space.

Finally, get to the bottom of the page and click on the ‘Install’ button

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