# How to Install WordPress on Vesta Control Panel

> URL: https://www.atlantic.net/vps-hosting/how-to-install-wordpress-vesta-control-panel/ | Published: 2015-07-24 | Updated: 2026-05-04 | Author: Alexander Wise

## Introduction

This tutorial will show you how to install WordPress on the Vesta Control Panel. Vesta Control Panel is a free open source control panel that is an excellent alternative to cPanel. WordPress is a content management system that is also free and open source.

## Prerequisites

A server with Vesta Control Panel and website.  You can follow this [guide](https://www.atlantic.net/vps-hosting/how-to-install-vesta-control-panel-ubuntu-14-04/) to install Vesta, and you can follow this [guide](https://www.atlantic.net/vps-hosting/how-to-make-website-vesta-control-panel/) to make a website.

## Installing WordPress on Vesta Control Panel

First, we need to make a Database for WordPress to use.  Log into your Vesta dashboard and click DB like the picture below:

 

![Click DB on the top part of the Vesta dashboard.](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vesta1.png)

*Click DB on the top part of the Vesta dashboard.*

 

## Creating a MySQL database for WordPress

After clicking DB, we can now create a database by clicking the green plus like the picture below.

![Click the Green Plus to add a new database](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vesta2.png)

*Click Green Plus to add a new database.*

 

We now need to add the database name, user, and password. You can use anything you like, but save the information as we will need it later.

> NOTE: As Vesta explains, the prefix of your user is added to the beginning of your database name and user.
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![Add your database name, user and password.Once done click add database](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vesta3.png)

*Add your database name, user, and password. Once done, click add database.*

## Getting the WordPress Installation

Get the latest WordPress installation by downloading from the WordPress [site](https://wordpress.org/download/).

Once downloaded, unzip the files and find the file that says wp-config-sample.

 

![An example of the WordPress files after extraction](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vesta4.png) +

*An example of the WordPress files after extraction*

 

We need to rename the wp-confg-sample: right-click it and click Rename.

 

![Click rename on the file name wp-config-sample](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vesta5.png)

*Click rename on the file name wp-config-sample*

 

We need to rename wp-confg-sample to wp-confg.

 

![Rename the file to wp-config](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vesta6.png)

*Rename the file to wp-config*

Once renamed, we need to edit wp-config. You can use any text editor that you would like. In this tutorial, we are using [notepad++](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v6.8.7/). The following needs to be updated with the information you used when setting up the database.

```
define('DB_NAME', 'admin_wordpress');

/** MySQL database username */
define('DB_USER', 'admin_wpuser');

/** MySQL database password */
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'oeysvULuTm');
```

Once done, it should look similar to the image below:

 

![Edit wp-config](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vesta7.png)

*An example of the wp-config file*

## Using FTP to move WordPress to your site

Log into your FTP client of choice (in this case, [FileZilla](https://filezilla-project.org/)) and navigate to your WordPress folder on your local computer and the public_html folder on your server.

![FTP to your site and move to the public_html directory](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vesta8.png)

*FTP to your site and move to the public_html directory*

 

Move all the WordPress files from your local computer to your server.

 

![Move all of your WordPress files to the public_html file](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vesta9.png)

*Move all of your WordPress files to the public_html file.*

 

Once all the files transfer, you can go to your domain name or IP address in your browser, and you should get the WordPress language page like the one below.

 

![Navigate to your IP address or domain in your browser](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vesta10.png)

*Navigate to your IP address or domain in your browser, pick your language*

 

Pick your Language and click Continue.

 

![Follow the WordPress web installation.](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vesta11.png)

*Follow the WordPress web installation.*

 

You can now follow along with the WordPress web installation.

Congratulations! You have just installed WordPress on the Vesta Control Panel. Thank you for following along with this how-to; please feel free to check back for further updates.

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