Setup wordpress locally (step by step explained)

Step 1:  Download the wordpress from wordpress site (www.wordpress.org)

Step 2:  Download the xampp from http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

Step 3: Open the xampp-control (which is inside the xampp folder).

Step 4: Open the browser and type http://localhost

Now you can able to see the xampp output.

Step 5: Open the phpmyadmin and create the database.

Eg: Database Name : wp

Step 6: Copy the downloaded wordpress (refer step 1) to the htdocs folder of the xampp

(xampp\htdocs\Wp\(copy the downloaded wordpress)).

Step 7: Rename the wp-config-sample.php (wp\wordpress folder\wp-config-sample.php) to wp-config.php

Step 8: Open the wp-config.php file and edit the below details,

/** The name of the database for WordPress */

define(‘DB_NAME’,’wp’);

/** wp is the database name we created in the step 5

 

/** MySQL database username */

define(‘DB_USER’, ‘root’);

 

/** MySQL database password */

define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ”);

 

/** MySQL hostname */

define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’);

Step 9:  Open the browser and type http://localhost/Wp/

And clicking wordpress and start creating the username and password,

With the help of the above credentials log in to the wordpress and start designing  your website.

 

 

 

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