Installing WordPress can be a very simple process if you wish to install using Fantastico or QuickInstall. The whole thing can be done in a couple of minutes and without any hassle.

Word of warning or two:

1. Be aware that if using this method that you should also install a security plugin such as Bulletproof security as soon as you can (I'll show you how later)
2. Never use admin as your username and make sure to get a secure password via a password generator. Also, make sure to copy these details to a safe place. The installation process includes the option to email all the install details to an email of your choosing, use it!

Here is a tutorial from HostGator which shows how to install via Fantastico

And a tutorial using QuickInstall

There is of course the other (some say more secure) way of installing WordPress with their famous 5 minute install. I have found using Fantastico and QuickInstall to work great, but if you are wanting to learn how to do it the WordPress recommended way or even just interested, you can find all the info and much more here.

And a video tutorial on how to manually install (slightly easier than following the WordPress codex!)

 

Hopefully there is enough there to get your WordPress site installed. Next we will get onto learning a bit more on how to use WordPress and start building that site!

For WordPress tutorials look here.

 

Good luck!

David