Some webmasters host their WordPress sites on a virtual server. This article will teach you how to install WordPress on Windows Server 2019. WordPress is an application that allows you to create websites and publish content online easily.
This software is released under the GNU General Public License, free to download and use.
Click on it to buy a virtual server.
Running WordPress on Windows Server 2019
To install WordPress on Windows Server, you must enable IIS on your system. To do this, you can read our article on installing IIS on Windows Server.
Now you can follow the steps below to install WordPress on Windows Server 2019.
Installing WordPress on Windows Server
First, download the Web Platform Installer from the IIS Downloads page. When visiting the page, click the Install this extension button.
Then click on your downloaded file and install Web Platform Installer on your Windows server.
Now open the server manager program and open IIS from the Tools menu.
You need to click Get New Web Platform Components in the IIS Manager window.
You need to search for the WordPress application and click on the Add button at this stage.
Then click on the install button. You will see the prerequisites for installing WordPress on Windows Server. You must set the MySQL root password and click on the continue button. And be sure to check the box next to save my password.
Next, you need to accept the installation prerequisites. Click on I Accept.
After the installation is complete, you will enter the WordPress configuration section. It would help if you chose the name of the application that hosted the WordPress site and clicked continue.
In this step, you need to set the unique phrases that will make your WordPress site more secure and click the continue button.
Note: You should not use symbols (‘), ($), and (\) in these codes.
You can use Online Key Generator to generate these codes.
Note: There is also a $ sign in these codes, which you must replace with another character!
WordPress is now installed on your Windows server. In the password settings section, click copy to clipboard and paste it into notepad.
Access to WordPress
Finally, you must configure the basic WordPress settings before entering the admin panel. Click on Launch WordPress from the previous step.
Choose your desired language and click on the continue button.
Make sure to choose a strong password.
After that, you will see the following page and click on the login button to see your WordPress dashboard.
Conclusion
You learned how to set up WordPress on Windows Server in this article. From now on, you can use your Windows virtual server to host your WordPress site. To buy Windows or Linux virtual server, click here.