Set up a cPanel dev account

Set up a subdomain

1. Login into Guru server using the credentials in LastPass
2. Decide what account you want to develop your dev site on (either the dev.silvertoad.co.uk or build.dilvertoad.co.uk)
3. Click on the the CP logo next to the account (either the dev.silvertoad.co.uk or build.silvertoad.co.uk)
4. Under the domains section, click on subdomains
5. In the subdomain bar put the name of the company
6. Click on the Document Root bar and it will automatically create your dev subdomain
7. Click create

Set up a database

Once the above step has been completed, go back to the cPanel page (make sure it’s still under the same dev account that you set up the subdomain)

1. Under the database section, click on MySQL Databases
2. Under create a new database, name the new database with the name of the company
3. Click create database
4. Scroll down to the ‘Add user to database’ section
5. In the ‘user’ dropdown select either devsilve_user or buildsil_user (depending on the account you are creating the development site on)
6. In the ‘database’ dropdown select the development database you just created
7. Click add
8. Make sure you select allow all privileges

Add files

1. Go to file manager
2. Go to your subdomain folder
3. In here, upload any files you’re putting the site in with. For example, you may download a WordPress installation file, this is where you would upload and extract it. https://wordpress.org/download/
4. Extract files

Completion

Once you’ve followed the steps above, you should be able to access your website, or the introductory page for a CMS you’ve installed.