How to Install WordPress on localhost

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This tutorial is about installing WordPress locally on XAMPP, but let me clear few things before we start.

- WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL

- To use WordPress on your computer you must have a server (MAMP, WAMP, XAMP) installed on your machine which support PHP and MySQL requirements. Without a server you won’t be able to install WordPress.

In this post we used XAMPP software for installing WordPress.

Step #1  Download XAMPP Server

First you need to download and install software called XAMPP on Your computer.

click on below link to download XAMPP

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Step #2  Install XAMPP Server

After downloading XAMPP server, just double click on its icon to run and install it

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Step #3  Activating XAMPP Server

Remember, every time you turn on your machine, first you will need to activate XAMPP server simply by double clicking on its icon.

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Step #4  Download WordPress Zip

Now go to www.wordpress.org and download the latest version of WordPress.

Step #5  Open Directory Where You Have Install XAMPP

Go to the XAMPP folder on your computer and open the htdocs folder – C:/Program Files/XAMPP/htdocs. Unzip WordPress into its own folder and rename it whatever you like. Lets rename this folder to “WP”

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Step #6  Setting Up Your MySQL Database

Before we install WordPress, we need to set up a database. Open your web browser and type “localhost/phpmyadmin/” on your address bar and press enter.

Following page shown on your screen:

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Click on Databases near the top-left and you’ll be prompted to create a new database. Lets called it “WP”

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Step #7  installing WordPress.

Open your browser and go to http://localhost/wp/

After this, following page will be obtained as shown in the image below.

Now, click on the button ”Create a Configuration file” on the same page.

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on the next page click on “Let’s go” button

Step #8  Fill Database Connection Details

Database Name should be same as that what you have created earlier for your WordPress.

Username is “root” by default as per MySQL user name.

The password should be left blank if you haven’t mentioned it at the time of creating your database otherwise type the same one if you have mentioned it earlier.

Leave the other fields as it is.

Now, your page should look like as shown in the figure below. At last click on “Submit” button to proceed further.

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Step #9  Fill Other General Information and Click “Install WordPress”

After this simply fill the respective fields on the  next page and at last click on the button ”Install WordPress”. Your page will look like as shown in the figure below:

Step #10  You Have Successfully Installed WordPress