Install Wordpress

To make your WordPress installation accessible online, you first need a domain name, as this is the address where your WordPress blog will be hosted. This domain name is registered with a provider such as 1&1/IONOS, Strato, Mittwald, Hetzner, or ALL-INKL, to name just a few examples. By the way, at ALL‑INKL, you can get hosting starting at just €4.95/month with the All-inkl Privat plan.

To ensure the server knows where to find your domain, you should tell the server which directory your website is located in. I generally do not place it in the root directory (which is the top-level directory on your server). This way, you always have the option of storing data on the server that cannot be accessed from outside. This can be used, for example, for an archive, backups, or the development version of a website. 

In particular, the SSL certificate is required to access your site at ‘https://….’
Before 2014, SSL certificates were used only for online stores or contact forms and were usually quite expensive. Since Google began ranking websites that run entirely on HTTPS higher, almost all providers now offer at least one free SSL certificate per contract (e.g., Strato or IONOS); if your provider also uses Let’s Encrypt, this is available at no additional cost for every domain. 

Since an SSL certificate is always associated with a domain, the settings can usually be found near the domain settings on almost all providers.

Once that’s done, create a new database. This database will store not only your WordPress posts but also settings and user data. How you create a database depends primarily on your hosting provider’s system. You generally don’t need to make any changes to the database itself, as WordPress handles that for you. However, you must make a note of the following login credentials:

• host (e.g., "localhost"),
• database name,
• database user, and
• the database password.