{"id":1698,"date":"2018-12-27T07:50:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T07:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1698"},"modified":"2025-04-23T13:03:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T13:03:25","slug":"install-a-script","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/docs\/enduser\/install\/install-a-script\/","title":{"rendered":"Install a Script"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>How to install a script<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tutorial will show you how to install a script in Softaculous. I will be taking an example of&nbsp;<strong>WordPress<\/strong>&nbsp;which is a popular blogging script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Login to Panel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to your enduser panel (e.g. cPanel&#8217;s url will be&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/domain.com:2083\/\">https:\/\/domain.com:2083<\/a>) and login with your details. There click on the Softaculous Icon or Link. The Softaculous Enduser Panel will open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose a Script<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the left side you will find a list of categories.\u00a0<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose a script from any of the category or you can also select the script from the top scripts displayed in the center of the page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are installing WordPress, which belongs to the category\u00a0<strong>Blogs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins11-1024x361.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4385\" width=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins11-1024x361.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins11-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins11-768x271.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins11-1200x423.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins11.png 1459w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once you select the script you will be able to access various details of that script like ratings, reviews, demo url etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fill in the Installation Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the\u00a0<strong>Install<\/strong>\u00a0Tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will now see a form with various details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in the details like protocol, domain name, directory, database name, admin login details language, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\"><strong>Note<\/strong>&nbsp;: If you wish to install the script on the root of the domain eg&nbsp;:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/example.com\/\">http:\/\/example.com<\/a>&nbsp;please leave the&nbsp;<strong>In Directory<\/strong>&nbsp;field blank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1898\" height=\"2437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Install-page.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Install-page.png 1898w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Install-page-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Install-page-798x1024.png 798w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Install-page-768x986.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Install-page-1196x1536.png 1196w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Install-page-1595x2048.png 1595w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Install-page-1568x2013.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1898px) 100vw, 1898px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once you are done with the details click on\u00a0<strong>install<\/strong>\u00a0button and this should do the trick. Installation time may vary in accordance to size of the script and other factors, Please be patient.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As soon as the installation is complete Softaculous will provide links to your installation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the links provided and this should redirect you directly to the site page or the admin homepage whichever you choose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Installed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Installed-1024x481.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Installed-1024x481.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Installed-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Installed-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Installed-1536x722.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Installed-1568x737.png 1568w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Softaculous-WordPress-Installed.png 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it ! 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