We will name our site Demo so we need to create the folder inside htdocs and name it ‘Demo’ then check on the browser to see if the folder is visible. In the Xampp server the site lives in a folder named htdocs The second step is to create a site folder inside the htdocs folder. If the server is up and running well you should see the following screen: To check we should type on the browser localhost or 127.0.0.1. Click on the start button to start running the Apache server and MySQL database.Īfter starting the server we need to check from the browser if everything is running well. The first step when installing WordPress is to start your Xampp server, ensure you start Apache and MySQL. Step 1: Start, Test Xampp Server and Create Site Folder Detailed Installation of Xampp is beyond the scope of this tutorial. This means you can switch off Skype to run the Apache server. If you want to run the Xampp server without editing the ports on Skype or Xampp you can run one at a time.
When you create the new ports for Xampp your localhost address will have to change to include the ports.įor example: if you have the new port as 80, your localhost address will be
You can solve this conflict by editing the Skype ports or editing Xampp settings to use different ports instead of ports 80 and 443. It is also important to note that Xampp utilizes the same port 80 and 443 as Skype and at times there is a conflict between the two. You should follow the installation prompts like the installation procedure of any other software or.exe files. You can download Xampp from here, installation of Xampp is easy since should click on the. Installing WordPress on Localhost Xamppīefore we get started with WordPress installation, you need to have Xampp running on your computer.
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For you to follow this tutorial you need to download and install Xampp.
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I will be illustrating how to install WordPress on one of the most common desktop servers – Xampp. The beauty of installing WordPress on your localhost is that you can carry out a variety of tests without worrying that things will go wrong. WordPress can be installed both on Mac and Windows and upon successful installation, it runs just like the live site. Installing WordPress on your computer can be a great step towards building a testing environment for your WordPress themes and plugins.
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