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title: How to Easily Install Drupal in cPanel
description: "🌐This guide is also available in Arabic[← اقرأ بالعربية](https://kb.tarweig.com/docs/%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%81%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%ab%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%aa-%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a5%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ad%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%89-%d8%af%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84-d/) Follow these steps to install Drupal in cPanel / WHM with Softaculous: 1) [Login into your cPanel.](https://tarweig.com/kb/how-to-login-into-your-cpanel-whm-account/a7/) 2) Scroll down to the **Software** section and click on the Softaculous icon. 3) Click on the **Drupal** logo. This…"
url: "https://kb.tarweig.com/en/docs/easily-install-drupal/"
updated: "2026-10-11"
category: Applications Management
---

# How to Easily Install Drupal in cPanel

🌐This guide is also available in Arabic[← اقرأ بالعربية](https://kb.tarweig.com/docs/%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%81%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%ab%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%aa-%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a5%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ad%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%89-%d8%af%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84-d/)

Follow these steps to install Drupal in cPanel / WHM with Softaculous:

1) [Login into your cPanel.](https://tarweig.com/kb/how-to-login-into-your-cpanel-whm-account/a7/)

2) Scroll down to the **Software** section and click on the Softaculous icon.

3) Click on the **Drupal** logo. This will open a screen with several options,  click on the Install link.

4) On the Install screen in the Software Setup section do the following:

- Choose the version you’d like to install (7 or later is preferred)
- Protocol can be left unchanged unless you have a SSL certificate installed on the domain or prefer the ‘www’ prefix to exist for the site address
- Choose your target domain from the dropdown menu
- If you would like to have the software installed in the root of your domain, leave ‘In Directory’ empty, otherwise input directory name relative to the domain’s folder
- Leave Database name as is unless you’d like a different name
- The CRON job field can be safely left empty unless you’d like cron to run at different times (defaults recommended)

5) In the **Site Settings** section modify Site Name as desired (can also be modified in the Drupal dashboard later)

6) In the **Database Settings** section leave the Table Prefix information as is, unless you’d like a different prefix

7) The **Database Settings** can be left with defaults unless you’d like a different database table prefix or sample data imported

8) In the **Admin Account** section do the following:

- ***Important! ***Change the administrative username to something other than ‘admin’ to minimize the risk of someone guessing it
- Choose a strong password for Admin password, or click the Key icon to generate a random password
- Enter a working email address for the Admin email

9) Click the **Install** button

10) Login address will be displayed once the install is complete.

11) After you’ve completed the installation be sure to check out the latest [Drupal vulnerabilities database](http://www.cvedetails.com/vendor/1367/Drupal.html), as this will help you decide which modules are best for you to use on your site.