Fantastico De Luxe is another one click install script that is usually in the software section of cPanel. Fantastico De Luxe is very similar to Softaculous.
The WordPress install process is almost exactly the same as the WordPress Softaculous install as far as questions asked, what you fill in, etc. So lets get to the WordPress Fantastico De Luxe install process guide then at the end of the install guide I will have a video walking you through step by step installing WordPress software using Fantastico De Luxe.
Steps to Install WordPress using Fantastico De Luxe
First you need to login to your web host’s cPanel by going to http://your-domain-name.com:2082 and then entering your username and password.
After you are logged into cPanel you need to scroll down to the Software/Services section of cPanel. Here you should see Fantastico De Luxe, which should be represented by a smiley face icon. Click on Fantastico De Luxe.
After Fantastico has loaded you should have a list of all the software you can install using Fantastico. Under the Blogs category click on WordPress. Now on top center click New Installation, which will load a form of settings you need to fill out in order to install WordPress.
Install on domain: Select which of your domain names you want to install WordPress on. Just make sure this is correct if you have more than 1 domain name, you don’t want to accidentally delete an entire website of yours by selecting the wrong domain name on accident.
Install in directory: Leave this blank.
Administrator-username: Make this whatever you like.
Password: Something no one will guess, but you’ll remember.
Admin nickname: Make this the name of your website in title form. If your website title is Affiliate Marketing Niche Site make that your nickname.
Admin e-mail (your email address): Enter the email address you’d like to use for this website. Any notifications you have your website setup to send will be sent to this email address. I usually create a new email address for each website for the domain name. So if my domain name is affiliatemarketingnichesite.com I would create a new email address admin@affiliatemarketingnichesite.com or something similar. This box is for existing email account so if you haven’t already created a new email account for this, then don’t enter it here. Create the email first or use one you already have.
Site name: Here you want to do the same as Admin nickname. You want this to be the name of your website in title form.
Description: This should be a short one sentence tagline, motto, short description. Like for this site I could use something like for all your internet marketing needs. This description will usually be displayed under your website’s title on most WordPress themes.
Now finally you can click the Install WordPress button and Fantastico will install the WordPress software on your domain name for you. After a minute or 2, your WordPress software will be installed and ready to use. Your website is now live!
How to Log in to WordPress Site
To log in you your WordPress software you can go to http://your-domain-name.com/wp-admin and enter the username and password you just created.
Some WordPress themes will have a section on your website itself with a log in button. I usually remove these from my websites as I’m the only one logging into the site and looks kind of tacky with it on the front of your website when no one else uses it. If you plan on allowing others you don’t know to register and log in to edit your website you may leave this on but I remove it. Or if you want to allow people to register to leave comments you may leave this. I usually allow anyone to comment my sites without having to register and log in. I figure some people just want to leave a quick comment and don’t want to go through the whole registration process.
Step by Step Video Installing WordPress using Fantastico
Here is a video on How to Install WordPress using Fantastico De Luxe: