{"id":3109,"date":"2026-10-19T22:58:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T20:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drechthosting.nl\/kennisdatabase\/hoe-importeer-ik-mijn-huidige-installatie-in-softaculous\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T22:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T20:58:52","slug":"hoe-importeer-ik-mijn-huidige-installatie-in-softaculous","status":"publish","type":"dh_kb_article","link":"https:\/\/www.drechthosting.nl\/en\/kennisdatabase\/hoe-importeer-ik-mijn-huidige-installatie-in-softaculous\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I import my current installation in Softaculous?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If, for example, you\u00a0<span>CMS<\/span>\u00a0like WordPress\u00a0<span>manual<\/span>\u00a0installed, or you have website\u00a0<span>moved<\/span>\u00a0from another hosting party, it is not always included in\u00a0<span>Softaculous<\/span>In this article we show you how to install this installation\u00a0<span>import<\/span>, so you can also install in Softaculous\u00a0<span>manage<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>What is Softaculous?<\/h3>\n<p>Softaculous is an installation plugin in cPanel, which can install popular scripts such as WordPress, Joomla, Magento and many more scripts. For more information about for example installing WordPress with Softaculous we refer to the WorPress installation article.<\/p>\n<h3>Step-by-step: importing an existing installation into Softaculous<\/h3>\n<p><span>Step 1<\/span>: Log in to cPanel.<\/p>\n<p><span>Step 2<\/span>: Go under the heading\u00a0<span>Software<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<span>Softaculous Apps Installer<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drechthosting.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/drechthosting-media-067f2a91863c.png\" alt=\"Softaculous\" width=\"263\" height=\"121\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Step 3.<\/span>:\u00a0<span>Go to the script<\/span>\u00a0what you want to import. In this example we use WordPress, so we search for WordPress.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drechthosting.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/drechthosting-media-865832141073.png\" alt=\"WordPress\" width=\"220\" height=\"125\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Step 4.<\/span>: Click on\u00a0<span>Import<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drechthosting.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/drechthosting-media-10f2e7e7cf61.png\" alt=\"WordPress import\" width=\"700\" height=\"481\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Step 5.<\/span>:\u00a0<span>Select the location<\/span>\u00a0from the script, this will be the\u00a0<span>domain<\/span>\u00a0and, where applicable,\u00a0<span>subdirectory<\/span>\u00a0of this installation.<\/p>\n<p><span>Step 6.<\/span><span>: Click on\u00a0<\/span><span>Import<\/span><span>Your script has now been imported.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wanneer je bijvoorbeeld je\u00a0CMS\u00a0zoals WordPress\u00a0handmatig\u00a0geinstalleerd hebt, of je website hebt\u00a0verhuisd\u00a0van een andere hostingpartij, is deze niet altijd opgenomen in\u00a0Softaculous. In dit artikel laten we zien hoe je deze installatie kan\u00a0importeren, zodat je\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":258,"template":"","meta":{"dh_seo_title":"Een installatie importeren in Softaculous | Drechthosting","dh_seo_title_en":"Importing an installation into Softaculous | Drechthosting","dh_seo_description":"Een bestaande website-installatie importeren in Softaculous? Controleer het pad en de database en maak een back-up voordat je het beheer koppelt.","dh_seo_description_en":"Import an existing website installation into Softaculous. 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