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cPanel: How to install Wordpress using temporary URL

A Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up WordPress in a cPanel Account and Accessing It Using a Temporary URL

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Written by Jay
Updated over a month ago

Setting up automated email responses—often called “auto responders”—is a simple yet powerful way to manage communication efficiently. Whether you’re on vacation, confirming message receipt, or sending predefined replies, cPanel makes it easy to configure and customize automatic responses for your email accounts. In this guide, we’ll walk you through each step of the process, from logging into your cPanel to creating and managing automated email replies tailored to your needs.

Please note that you can only set up a temporary URL for the main domain of your cPanel account. If your site is hosted on a subdomain or an addon domain, the steps in this article will not apply.

  1. Enter cPanel - If you don't know how, you can follow this guide.

  2. Next, you’ll need to install WordPress using Softaculous. You can follow this artile for step-by-step instructions.

  3. Click on the “File Manager” option under the “Files” section on your cPanel home page.

  4. Access the wp-config.php file located in the root directory of your WordPress installation, and update it according to your server’s public IP address and cPanel username.

    define('WP_HOME','http://server_IP_address/~cPanel_username');
    define('WP_SITEURL','http://server_IP_address/~cPanel_username');

    Please make sure to change the server_IP_address and cPanel_username with the actual one.

  5. Then click the "save change" button in the upper right corner.

  6. You can now access your website using public ip and cPanel user.

Please note: If you encounter a 404 or Not Supported error while accessing the temporary URL, please reach out to our support team, and we will assist you in resolving the issue.



Congratulations! You have successfully set up WordPress in your cPanel account and can now access it using a temporary URL.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our team via live chat.

For technical inquiries, please feel free to reach our support team by emailing support@bigscoots.com from your registered email or by submitting a support ticket.

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