WordPress
The WordPress plan installs WordPress on PHP, served from public/, with one MySQL database available.
Finishing the install
Section titled “Finishing the install”- Create the database. In Databases, create one. Note the endpoint, name, username and password — see Databases.
- Open your site at the address in your ready email. WordPress’s installer appears.
- Enter the database details when it asks: database name, username, password, and the endpoint as the database host.
- Choose your site title, admin user and password. Use a strong password:
/wp-adminis public.
Alternatively, fill in DB_HOST, DB_NAME, DB_USER and DB_PASSWORD in Startup before reinstalling, and WordPress is configured without the browser step.
Your site’s address
Section titled “Your site’s address”WordPress’s own URL is pinned to your site’s address (SITE_URL), so it never redirects visitors somewhere else. Leave Settings → General → WordPress Address and Site Address as they are.
PHP settings
Section titled “PHP settings”In Startup:
| Variable | Default | Raise it when |
|---|---|---|
PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT |
256M |
a plugin reports Allowed memory size exhausted |
UPLOAD_MAX_FILESIZE |
64M |
a media file or a plugin/theme zip is too large to upload |
PHP_WORKERS |
5 |
the site is slow under traffic — each worker uses memory, so stay within your plan’s 2 GB |
Restart after changing them.
Plugins, themes and updates
Section titled “Plugins, themes and updates”Install and update them from the WordPress dashboard as usual, or upload them to public/wp-content/plugins/ and public/wp-content/themes/. Keep WordPress and its plugins updated: most WordPress break-ins go through an outdated plugin.
Backups
Section titled “Backups”A panel backup saves your files (themes, uploads, plugins). Export the database separately — with a backup plugin, or mysqldump as shown in Databases.