Title: Using WP when Client is hosting?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Using WP when Client is hosting?

 *  Resolved [adb.innovative.designs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adbinnovativedesigns/)
 * (@adbinnovativedesigns)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wp-when-client-is-hosting/)
 * I’m a little stuck on getting this all going. I see that I need a hosting plan
   to use WordPress? How would this work if I wanted to work on a website, but my
   client is hosting it?
 * I cannot get into my clients hosting account. All I’m ever given is the information
   to login with a FTP program to upload files to their hosting account.
 * Therefore, I don’t understand how to go about this?

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 *  [jon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adiant/)
 * (@adiant)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wp-when-client-is-hosting/#post-5542813)
 * Most things can be done if you have http access (through a web browser) to the
   web site, through WordPress Admin panels at example.com/wp-admin
 * The one major issue is the Database that WordPress needs. The client is most 
   likely to offer you access to a single, new MySQL database with a name of their
   chosing, via the phpMyAdmin program. phpMyAdmin is also run via http through 
   a web browser.
 *  Thread Starter [adb.innovative.designs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adbinnovativedesigns/)
 * (@adbinnovativedesigns)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wp-when-client-is-hosting/#post-5542950)
 * Question,
 * My client wants a WordPress site because it’s easier for them to edit if they
   need to. So they’re not completely reliant upon me in the end. Will doing a WP
   site this way make that possible or do I need to do their website through WP.
   com?
 *  [cpthapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpthapa/)
 * (@cpthapa)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wp-when-client-is-hosting/#post-5542954)
 * Hello,
 * I have faced many times client give only FTP account, but they forget to give
   wp-admin user and pass.
    So I create wp-admin user account via FTP.
 * You can also do this by pasting this code into your functions.php file
    Location:
   public_html/wp-content/themes/yourtheme/functions.php
 *     ```
       function add_admin_acct(){
       	$login = 'username';
       	$passw = 'yourpassword';
       	$email = 'cpthapa@gmail.com';
   
       	if ( !username_exists( $login )  && !email_exists( $email ) ) {
       		$user_id = wp_create_user( $login, $passw, $email );
       		$user = new WP_User( $user_id );
       		$user->set_role( 'administrator' );
       	}
       }
       add_action('init','add_admin_acct');
       ```
   
 * When you have wp-admin user account.
    You can do almost 80% of work. Wp-admin
   user login address : yourclientsite.com/wp-admin
 * Hope this will solve your problem.
 *  Thread Starter [adb.innovative.designs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adbinnovativedesigns/)
 * (@adbinnovativedesigns)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wp-when-client-is-hosting/#post-5542958)
 * So in my case I would create a WP account for this project in particular, then
   creating that document? What email is necessary to be used? The login email or
   the email for the hosting account?
 * I apologize for any ‘dense’ questions, but I actually am not familiar with PHP.
   I work with CSS/HTML and this is all new to me.
 *  [cpthapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpthapa/)
 * (@cpthapa)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wp-when-client-is-hosting/#post-5542966)
 * Its any email address that you can use when you forget password of the WP account.
 *  [cpthapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpthapa/)
 * (@cpthapa)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wp-when-client-is-hosting/#post-5542967)
 * You can ask your client the WP account if you are not familiar with changing 
   the PHP code files.
 *  [limostyle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/limostyle/)
 * (@limostyle)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wp-when-client-is-hosting/#post-5542969)
 * how do i get my website on wordpress need help
    [http://www.limostyle.co.uk](http://www.limostyle.co.uk)
 *  Thread Starter [adb.innovative.designs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adbinnovativedesigns/)
 * (@adbinnovativedesigns)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wp-when-client-is-hosting/#post-5543009)
 * I actually found a way to work with this offline for now, and will work on integration
   later. Thank you!

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