Installation xampp and WordPress on localhost
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Install WordPress with Xampp
- Luzan Baral- Twitter/luzanb
What You Need
Xampp for Windows WordPress Browser (Mozilla/Chrome would be good)
What is Xampp?
A Xampp (Apache, MySQL, PHP and …) bundle
A suite of the following software Apache MySQL PHP phpMyAdmin
Download from http://apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.h
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What is WordPress?
A blog publishing system programmed in PHP
Uses MySQL as the backend (database) A free software to set up blogs Download from
http://wordpress.org/download/
How To Do
Install Xampp
Create a database in MySQL with PhpMyAdmin
Install WordPress Software
Set up your blog
Step 1: Install Xampp
Double Click xampp-win32-?.?.?-installer.exe
to launch the installer
Click “Next” to Continue
Set Destination Folder and click “Next”
Select the Apache & MySQL as Service And Click “Install”
Installation in Progress…
Installation Complete
Allow Access
You Must See This MessageThen Click “OK”
The Apache & MySql must be Startedif not, You must Click “Start”
Services Started
Xampp Icon on System Tray
Checking the Xampp Installation
Type http://localhost on the address bar of your web browser. The following screen appears…
Step 2: Create a database
Launch PhpMyAdmin Create a database named “wordpress_db” Create a user named “wordpress” Grant all privileges to the user “wordpress”
on the database “wordpress_db”
Select “phpMyadmin” in Tools
Create a new database by name “wordpress_db” (or any other name)
Now Click Here Now, Click Here
Click “Privileges”
Click Here
Add a New User
Click Here
Click “Go”
Enter “wordpress” for user name and “localhost” for Host.
Type your passwordSelect “Use text field” for all
Click “Check All”
Select wordpress\_db
Click “Check All”
Click “Go”
Step 3: Install WordPress
Extract WordPress files to the “htdocs” folder in Xampp installation folder
Rename “wp-config-sample.php” to
“wp-config.php” Open “wp-config.php” and fill in the database
information Run “install.php” from the Web Browser to install
WordPress Software
Extract WordPress files
C:\xampp\htdocsC:\xampp\htdocs
Browse to the “htdocs” folder
Open “wordpress” folder
Open this file withNotepad
Open wp-config-sample.php with any text editor (like Notepad)
Fill in the database information
Enter ‘wordpress_db’ for DB_NAME and DB_USEREnter the password for DB_PASSWORD
which you provided while creating the user and also the hostname
Save the file as wp-config.php
Now Open: http://localhost/wordpress
Now you can see “wordpress” Installation.Type your Blog Title, username & Your Mail
Click “Install WordPress”
The Second Step
Note usernameand password
Click Here to log in
WordPress Admin Login
Enter Username and Password. Click Login
Your Blog Dashboard
Click on “Visit site” to view your blog
Your Blog is ready !