Installing wordpress on a existing website?

Hello, nathan12, & welcome.

What I generally do in a situation like this is to install WordPress to a separate folder on the site. You didn’t provide a link, which actually in this case would’ve helped, at least a little. Generally hosting providers give clients at least 1 script installer by means of which they can install scripts like WordPress. I’ve worked w/a client or 2 on Bluehost, but I really can’t recall offhand which 1click installers they provide. If available, I like Softaculous, simply because I find their scripts to be up-to-date, which I’ve not always found on other similar installers.

These installers give you the choice of installing either to a separate folder or to the web root, the latter is done by not filling in a directory name. That will, however, overwrite the existing site, so please fill in a directory name when the installer asks for 1.

Your next task will be to choose a theme. You can use 1 of the provided default themes, or, conversely, go to http://www.wordpress.org/themes , where you can search on a staggering number of keywords to find themes that match your preferences.

Once ready to make the site go live, please consult the following article:

Giving WordPress Its Own Directory

Because I’m not sure how this site is built–I have a severe visual impairment & the posted images, unfortunately, were not readable for me–it’s hard for me to instruct you how to import the site’s content. If you’d like to provide a link, I may be able to assist you w/that as well.

Good luck w/this. The learning curve can feel a bit steep at first, but it’s not like you have no technical background whatever, & those folks do learn this stuff.

Please check the code in the current website before you update PHP! Since you said the current website was outdated, updating PHP could break it.

I’m just really having difficulty figuring out exactly what your site is running, Nathan12. It actually seems like there might be a combination of technologies, ie, your file manager does show a WordPress folder, the packing portion shows a Revslider plugin, which tends to be associated w/WordPress, but, if it is a WordPress install, it’s very nonstandard. The homepage seems to be standard HTML.

I am also having considerable difficulties w/the screenshots provided, unfortunately.

You do have an option called “my installs”. Is anything there, perchance? That might help.

Nathan12, prior to updating PHP, please back up everything. Don’t forget to go to PhpMyAdmin in your CPanel & back up any databases that may be associated w/your site. Let us know, please, if you’re uncertain how to do that.

I frankly would actually be willing to bet this site has no WordPress components, & if you knew how bad I hate losing money, you’d know I don’t say that lightly. I don’t see that this site uses PHP at all, & I therefore think that updating PHP will have no effect. However, you know what? I’ve been wrong before, & I will be again. But let me repeat–please back up everything, including files & any associated databases, prior to upgrading your PHP.