I have a hosting account that I bought because the hosting plan lets me have several Addon Domains on this plan. So I have WordPress installed on the domain I opened up the account with, then I have WordPress installed on 2 additional Addon Domains on this one hosting account.
So I got a new domain, updated the nameservers to the hosting account, then added this new domain as an addon domain to the account. I've done this process on hundreds of sites.
The problem is, I go to Softaculous to install WordPress on the addon domain and I get this message: "WordPress cannot be installed in the Free version of Softaculous. Unlock Premium Features".
I thought, wtf? Because I already had 2 addon domains and installed WordPress on both, and they both worked fine, just like normal.
I talked to the hosting company and they said they don't support Softaculous but that I can add WordPress manually. I thought wtf because how did I install WordPress on the main domain I opened the account with, and the 2 addon domains? I've never manually installed WordPress.
I guess the hosting company wanted to stop paying for Softaculous or something. I don't know, all I know is that it doesn't work anymore.
Anyway, long way of saying, I have to manually install WordPress on an addon domain, and I've never manually installed WP.
I've found several step-by-step videos that show you exactly how to manually install WordPress on the root domain, but I haven't found anything that show you how to manually install WordPress on an addon domain.
Does anyone have any videos of how to manually install WordPress on an addon domain? Or any good step-by-step instructions on how to do this?
This problem is why I opened an account on this forum.
Thanks for the help!
So I got a new domain, updated the nameservers to the hosting account, then added this new domain as an addon domain to the account. I've done this process on hundreds of sites.
The problem is, I go to Softaculous to install WordPress on the addon domain and I get this message: "WordPress cannot be installed in the Free version of Softaculous. Unlock Premium Features".
I thought, wtf? Because I already had 2 addon domains and installed WordPress on both, and they both worked fine, just like normal.
I talked to the hosting company and they said they don't support Softaculous but that I can add WordPress manually. I thought wtf because how did I install WordPress on the main domain I opened the account with, and the 2 addon domains? I've never manually installed WordPress.
I guess the hosting company wanted to stop paying for Softaculous or something. I don't know, all I know is that it doesn't work anymore.
Anyway, long way of saying, I have to manually install WordPress on an addon domain, and I've never manually installed WP.
I've found several step-by-step videos that show you exactly how to manually install WordPress on the root domain, but I haven't found anything that show you how to manually install WordPress on an addon domain.
Does anyone have any videos of how to manually install WordPress on an addon domain? Or any good step-by-step instructions on how to do this?
This problem is why I opened an account on this forum.
Thanks for the help!
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