WordPress and PHP applications

Installing an application

For a PHP website, either when creating it (Adding a website) or later from the Overview tab, you can choose an application for the panel to download and configure:

Code	Document root	Notes
WordPress	htdocs	Adds a WordPress tab for management
Laravel	public	Creates .env and a database
CodeIgniter 4	public	Creates .env and a database
CakePHP	webroot
Yii 2	web	Runs in production mode

Each one needs a minimum PHP version. If the website uses an older PHP, the panel says so and you change the version in the Overview tab.

• The web directory must be empty. The panel never overwrites your files.
• Code is downloaded from its official source and verified by checksum.
• For WordPress, enter the title, admin name, email and language. The admin password is generated randomly and shown once on the result page. Installation takes one to a few minutes.
• If installation fails, the panel cleans up what it downloaded, the website remains, and you can retry from the Overview tab.

Choose “Empty, I’ll upload my own code” to upload code yourself over SFTP or the Files tab.

WordPress tab

Available only for websites where the panel installed WordPress. The panel runs WP-CLI as the website’s own account, so files always keep the right owner. Back up before updating.

• Version, address and an Open wp-admin link. When a newer release exists, an Update to x.y.z button appears.
• Install a plugin or theme: search wordpress.org and click Install, or enter a package name (slug) such as contact-form-7. Installs only from wordpress.org.
• Installed Plugins and Themes: see version and status, and Activate / Deactivate / Update / Delete. Deleting also removes the item’s files.