Installing WordPress from Plesk
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- Installing on a new domain without a pre-existing installation.
We log in to the Plesk control panel.
We open the file manager and delete the temporary files created by Plesk.
From the left menu, we select WordPress -> Install WordPress.
In the new window that opens on the left side of the screen, we will see that the required fields have already been filled in.
Fill in your own username and password for WordPress management and install.
- New installation on a domain that already had WordPress or another CMS.
It is essential to install WordPress in a "clean" hosting environment.
If WordPress was already installed before, we can automatically delete it using the WordPress toolkit.
Deleting WordPress using the toolkit
From the left menu, we select WordPress.
On the screen that opens, we will see all the WordPress details.
We click on the trash can icon at the far right, and in the sub-menu that opens, we click on "Delete/Remove".
In the confirmation window that appears, all checkboxes must be selected.
We click on Yes.
Before installing a new instance, we must ensure that the previous database has been deleted, as well as all files.
From the left menu, we click on Databases. If there is nothing, we are good.
If we see that the database still exists, we must delete it.
From the left menu, we click on the Files menu, and select the httpdocs folder.
If it is empty, we are good. If it is not, we delete the files from the file manager.
Since we are in a "clean" hosting account, we can follow the process we described earlier for a new WordPress installation.
If there was any other CMS installed, we must delete the files and database ourselves.