ExpressionEngine is a tool that helps you create and manage websites without needing to know a lot about coding.
What Can You Do with It?
– Build a Website: You can use ExpressionEngine to make all kinds of websites, like a blog, a business site, or a personal portfolio.
– Organize Your Content: It lets you easily add and organize things like text, images, and videos on your website.
– Customize Your Site: You can change the design and layout to make your website look exactly how you want.
– Add Extra Features: If you want more features, like a contact form or an online store, you can add them with extra tools called add-ons.
- Go to the ExpressionEngine Website: Visit the ExpressionEngine download page and download the latest version of ExpressionEngine. You’ll get a file that ends in .zip.
- Log into cPanel: Use your cPanel login details to access your hosting account.
- Open File Manager: Look for the File Manager option in cPanel and click on it.
- Go to Your Website’s Folder: Find the folder where you want to install ExpressionEngine. This is usually named public_html and upload .zip file from your computer, and wait for it to upload.
- Extract the Files: After the upload is done, right-click on the .zip file in File Manager and choose Extract. This will unpack the files into your website’s folder.
- Open MySQL Databases: In cPanel, find and click on MySQL Databases. Create a New Database, Database user and add user to database.
- Rename the Config File: Go to the folder where you extracted ExpressionEngine. Find the file named config_templ.php in the system/ee/installer/config folder and rename it with config.php
- Edit the Config File: Open config.php with a text editor. Find the sections where you need to enter your database details (like database name, username, and password) and fill them in with the information you just created.
- Go to your website in a browser (like yourdomain.com/admin.php). This will start the ExpressionEngine installation process.
- Click Install ExpressionEngine Core! When the installation finishes, you receive a ExpressionEngine has been successfully installed! message.
