Many hosting/server Providers offer the WordPress installation as a tool integrated into their administration area. For example, if your administration area has Softaculous, probably you can install WordPress with just “one-click”.
However, installing WordPress manually is pretty easy and requires just some steps. In general, what you have to do is:
- setting up a MySQL (or MariaDB) Database with an account;
- copy the WordPress files in a dedicated position of your hosting. You can install WordPress where you want and having more WordPress installations in the same server/hosting;
- call the URL that points to that position and follow the WordPress installation instructions (basically, you’ll be asked to type the Database name, the username/password of the Database account and a username/password for the WordPress Administration area).
Once WordPress is ready to be used, go to Settings > Permalinks and be sure that WordPress is not using the ''plain text'' setting. It would block the REST WordPress engine.
Tips
- For the WordPress Administration account, choose a robust password. It’s very important you protect the access to your WordPress and UniREST Server application.
- By default, WordPress uses admin as Administration account username. Make your account more secure by choosing something different.
- Once WordPress is installed and working, if you are going to use it exclusively for your game, uninstall the default plugins, themes, post/articles and all the things that come with the WordPress installation. All this stuff uses WordPress resources and it’s preferable to have a clean WordPress installation dedicated exclusively to UniREST Server.