WordPress Video Tutorial - How to Install WordPress Manually Using FTP

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There are a couple of ways to install WordPress, and you should do it in a way that works for you. Some hosts have "one-click" installs via applications that install WordPress without you getting your hands dirty. You can also install it manually with an FTP client or Shell access. We're going to go the manual route with FTP in this tutorial for a couple of reasons:

There are simply too many hosts with different variations of automated installation processes.
We want to know what's going on, so we're going to "get our hands dirty", if you will. Don't worry though, we won't get too terribly dirty — one of the best things about WordPress is how easy it is to work with.

Now hold your horses, we need to make sure you have the few tools and some information required to perform a manual install.

Tools needed for a manual install

FTP or Shell access -- FTP is the simplest way to go here. File Transfer Protocol allows you to guess what... transfer files. This is how you upload and download files to your host's server. There are a lot of choices for FTP clients, or the interface that connects you to the server. I personally use FireFTP (Mozilla Firefox app), as it is lightweight, is an in-browser application, and does everything you need for WordPress purposes. Another popular, well documented, Mac / Windows / Linux capable desktop application is the FileZilla client.
Text Editor -- When working with code, you need a text editor that doesn't alter what you input, a.k.a, Microsoft Word IS NOT a text editor. Notepad (for Windows) and TextEdit (for Mac) are the default system text editors, but they are super lightweight and don't come with any frills. I personally love Notepad++ for Windows, because it is powerful enough and also simple enough for my needs with WordPress. I hear TextWrangler is a good alternative to Notepad++ for Mac users. There are also paid versions of TextEditors and many other free ones. View a larger list put together on WordPress.org.

Required information to perform an install

FTP login info -- You should have established FTP login information with your host already. You need your username and password for FTP access to the server. The address for the FTP site will be like your web address, but instead of http://domain.com, it will be ftp://domain.com. If you have WordPress installed in a subdomain of the primary domain you host with, then you will still login to the primary FTP account and perform the install in a folder within that account.
cPanel (hosting control) login info -- You need to make sure you know how to access your hosting control panel, or cPanel, with your host so that you can set up the database for WordPress. It is possible that your host already set up a database for you, and you will need your database name and user information handy.

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