Title: Installing wordpress with just ftp
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# Installing wordpress with just ftp

 *  [lhpsltd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lhpsltd/)
 * (@lhpsltd)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-with-just-ftp/)
 * Hi there, this is for a new company website we’re trying to set up on wordpress
   and the host has given me the details of ftp. Nothing else just the ftp details.
   So my question is, are we able to install wordpress with just ftp detail? It’s
   a little frustrating as I don’t have a cpanel or anything – just ftp.
    Can some
   help please.

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 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-with-just-ftp/#post-6385123)
 * If your connection goes to the public “root” folder where you will be able to
   upload a /wordpress/ sub-folder to be accessed via domain.com/wordpress/, then
   yes, I think that should work with WordPress adding the database and such during
   installation the first time you go there.
 *  Thread Starter [lhpsltd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lhpsltd/)
 * (@lhpsltd)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-with-just-ftp/#post-6385125)
 * Hi thank you for the reply, I’ve been told that in my ftp (which I can’t connect
   too at the moment) there a simple folder that say ‘web’. Would that help? The
   host also never mention anything about msql database – just the ftp details.
 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-with-just-ftp/#post-6385131)
 * My own public “root” is named ‘public_html’ (at BlueHost), and yours at your 
   own host might be ‘web’. The key issue there is whether your domain.com (whatever
   its actual name might be) is assigned to land at ‘web’ where ‘web/wordpress/’
   can be found by domain.com/wordpress/ in a browser’s address bar.
 * I typically make my own database, user and such and then add that info to a new
   wp-config.php file for each installation, but you will not be able to do that
   without cPanel > MySQL. So, it looks to me like your only option is to let WordPress“
   self-install” with defaults for now. Also, an SFTP connection is more secure (
   no caching) if that is available, but you will only be using your FTP/SFTP connection
   for basic files and not for any highly-sensitive info until/unless you might 
   eventually need to edit the wp-config file WordPress will make.
 * After you get WordPress running, I highly recommend BulletProof Security (plugin)
   for “hardening WordPress”, and then BulletProof will show you some recommended
   permissions you can change via FTP/SFTP for some additional overall security.
 *  Thread Starter [lhpsltd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lhpsltd/)
 * (@lhpsltd)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-with-just-ftp/#post-6385134)
 * Wow that was really helpful! I’m gonig to try this and I see how I get on.

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