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DoouwanttocreatealocalWordPresssiteonourcomputerusingXAMPP?
InstallingWordPressonourcomputerhelpsoutroutWordPress,test
themes/plugins,andlearnWordPressdevelopment.Inthisarticle,wewill
showouhowtocreatealocalWordPresssiteUsingXAMPP.

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CreatinglocalWordPresssitesisacommonpracticeamongdevelopersand
siteowners.ItallowsoutotestWordPresswithoutcreatinganactualwesite
ontheinternet.
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Localwesitesareonlvisiletoouonourcomputer.Youcantrdifferent
WordPressthemesandplugins,testtheirfeatures,andlearntheWordPress 5estWordPresscommercePlugins
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implementingthemonourlivewesite. usiness(2017) WordPress

Important:Localwesitewillonlevisiletoouonourcomputer.Ifou 5estDragandDropWordPressPage
wanttouildaliveWordPresssite,thenouwillneedadomainnameand uildersCompared WordPress

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WordPresslogguidewhenouarereadtocreatealivewesite. withoutLosingGoogleRankings

Havingsaidthat,letscheckouthowtoinstallWordPresslocallonWindows,
Mac,orLinuxusingXAMPP.

WhatisXAMPP? Deals&Coupons(viewall)

InordertocreatealocalWordPresssite,ouwillneedtosetupaweserver WPngineCoupon
software(Apache),PHP,andMQLonourcomputer. Get50%OFFonall
WPnginehostingplans
forfirst3months.
PHPisaprogramminglanguageandMQLisadataasemanagement
software.othofthemarerequiredtorunWordPress.
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Get20%offonall
Installingeachofthesesoftwareseparatelisquitedifficultforeginners.This ThemeTrustthemes
iswhereXAMPPcomesin. roughttoouHenr
Jones.

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XAMPPmakesiteasforoutouildWordPresswesiteslocall.Itis
availaleforWindows,Mac,andLinuxasedcomputers.

Letsgetstarted.

InstallingXAMPPonYourComputer

First,ouneedtovisittheXAMPPwesiteandclickonthedownloadutton
forouroperatingsstem.

Dependingonouroperatingsstem,ourinstallationwizardandthe
applicationinterfacemadifferfromthescreenshotshere.Forthesakeofthis
article,wewillshowoutheWindowsversionofthesoftware.

AfterdownloadingXAMPP,ouwillneedtoclickandruntheinstaller.

XAMPPwillaskouwhereouwanttoinstallthesoftwareandwhich
packagesoudliketoinstall.Thedefaultsettingswillworkformostusers.
KeepclickingonNexttofinishthesetupwizard.

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Afterfinishingthewizard,checkthestartthecontrolpanelnowoptionand
thenclickonthefinishutton.

ThiswilllaunchtheXAMPPcontrolpanel.Goaheadandclickonthestart
uttonnexttoApacheandMQL.

XAMPPwillnowstartApacheandMQL.YoumaseeaWindowsFirewall
notification,itisimportantthatouclickonAllowAccessuttonforoth
applicationstorunonourcomputer.

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OnceothapplicationsarestartedtheirnameswillehighlightedinGreen.

YouhavesuccessfullinstalledXAMPPonourcomputer.

NowouarereadtocreatealocalwesiteandinstallWordPressusing
XAMPP.

CreatingaLocalWordPressitewithXAMPP

First,ouwillneedtodownloadWordPress.VisittheWordPress.orgwesite
andclickontheDownloadWordPressutton.

AfterdownloadingWordPress,ouneedtoextractthezipfile,andouwillsee
awordpressfolder.Youneedtocopthisfolder.

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Next,headovertoourXAMPPinstallationfolder.

OnWindowsitwouldeC:/ProgramFiles/XAMPP/htdocsor
C:\Xampp\htdocsfolder.

OnMac,itwille/Applications/XAMPP/htdocsfolder.

Pastethewordpressfolderoucopiedearlierinsidehtdocs.

Werecommendrenamingthewordpressfoldertowesite1.Thiswillhelpou
easilidentifourlocalsite.

Next,ouneedtoopenourfavoritewerowserandvisitlocalhost/wesite1.
Youwillseeapagelikethis:

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ThispagewilltellouthatWordPressneedsadataasename,dataase
username,password,andhostinformation.

LetscreateadataaseforourWordPresssite.

Youllneedtoopenanewrowsertaandvisitlocalhost/phpmadmin/.This
willlaunchphpMAdminappthatcomespre-installedwithXAMPP.Itallows
outoeasilmanageourdataasesusingasimplerinterface.

YouwouldneedtoclickonDataases,provideanameforournewdataase,
andthenclickonthecreateuttontocontinue.

Nowthatouhavecreatedadataase,oucanuseitforourWordPresssite.

witchackto/localhost/wesite1/rowsertaandclickontheLetsGo
utton.

Onthenextscreen,ouwilleaskedtoprovideourWordPressdataase
information.

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nterthedataasenameoucreatedearlier.Yourusernameisrootandou
shouldleavethepasswordfieldlank.Forthedataasehostfield,ouneed
touselocalhost.

eethescreenshotelow:

Onceouaredone,clickontheumituttontocontinue.

IfouareonWindowsorLinux,WordPresswillnowstorethesesettingsin
ourWordPressconfigurationfilecalledwp-config.phpfile.

However,ifouareonMac,thenitwillshowouthecontentsofthefileand
willaskoutocreateit.

Youwillneedtocreatethisfileinourwesitesrootfolder.

Aftercreatingthefile,pastethetextoucopiedearlierinsideit.Next,ou
needtosavethefileandreturnacktoWordPressinstallertocontinue.

Inthenextstep,WordPresswillaskoutoprovideinformationaoutour
wesite.First,enterthetitleouwanttouseforthissite.

Afterthatouneedtoenterausername,password,andanemailaddressfor
ouradminaccount.

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Onceouhavefilledalltheinformation,clickontheInstallWordPressutton
tocontinue.

WordPresswillnowruntheinstallationandpromptoutologinonceitsdone.

Youcanlogintoourwesitegoingto/localhost/website1/wpadmin
pageandusetheusername/passwordthatouenteredduringinstallationto
login.

ThingstoTrAfterCreatingaLocalWordPressite

NowthatouhavecreatedourlocalWordPresssiteusingXAMPP,oucan
workonitlikeouwoulddoonaliveWordPresssite.

HeadovertoAppearancetocustomizeoursitesappearanceorinstallanew
theme.Herearesomegreatfreethemesthatoucantr.

ThenextthingouwouldwanttotrisWordPressplugins.Pluginsarelike
appsforourWordPresssiteandallowoutoaddcoolfeatureslikecontact
form,photogalleries,eCommercestore,etc.

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Needhelpinstallingplugins?eeourstepstepguideonhowtoinstalla
WordPressplugin.

AfterworkingonourlocalWordPresssiteoumawanttomoveittoalive
server.HeadovertoourstepstepguideonhowtomoveWordPressfrom
localservertolivesite.

WehopethisarticlehelpedoulearnhowtocreatealocalWordPresssite
usingXAMPP.Youmaalsowanttolookatalternatewastocreatelocal
WordPresssitesonWindowsusingWampserver,andonMacusingMAMP.

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AMY
Jun8,2017at12:48am

Hi,thanksforthisgreattutorial.
Ineedtoupdatethephp.iniasIamgettingtheerrorTheuploadedfile
exceedstheupload_max_filesizedirectiveinphp.ini.howdoIfindthison
localhost?
Thanks!

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RATNHTRIPATHI
Ma21,2017at11:28am

Greatarticlesir,utIamnotaletologinintoWordPressadminpanel.
Pleaseprovidesolution

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MIK
Apr12,2017at10:41am

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amnotgettingthewelcometowordpresspagewhatswrong,itsgot
Indexof/wesite1atthetop

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ADULMULUQ
Apr2,2017at4:47pm

pleaseitshowingmedataasenotfoundwhenItrtoinputdataasename
inmwp

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DIVP
Mar30,2017at6:29am

Goodonethanksforsharing

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RAYMART
Mar30,2017at4:02am

Whichismuchfaster,XAMPPorWAMP?

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HADAR
Mar29,2017at2:48pm

Thanksforthedetailedguideifollowedthestepsasoutlinedaoveanit
allworkedoutwelluntilitriedtolaunchwordpressonmrowser
enteringlocalhost/wesite1Insteadoflaunching,itsshowed
Index/wesite1
pleasewhatcouldetheprolem?

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WPGINNRUPPORT
Mar29,2017at11:27pm

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Hihaeder,

TrtorestartXAMPP,makesureoucopiedtheWordPressfolderand
thewesite1folderactuallcontainsourWordPressfiles.

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HADAR
Mar30,2017at8:44am

Thankssomuchworkingperfectlnow.

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RODNYLACAMRA
Mar28,2017at9:49pm

HavingalocalWordPresssiteisgreathencetestingfunctionalit,plugins,
andthemeseforemakingitlive.

Itsalsomuchfastercomparetolive.

Thanks,greatarticle.

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PAULGUZMAN
Mar27,2017at9:48pm

Thisworkedtoperfection.CantelieveIactualldidthis.Instructionswere
RightOn.Thismademda!

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OHAMPRATAP
Mar27,2017at1:20pm

Muchcreativewatojustdesignputupthecontentexperimentandwhen
ouaredone!!getoursiteonline

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OM
Mar27,2017at8:55am

WhataoutWampserverisitthesame?

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WPGINNRUPPORT
Mar30,2017at12:16am

WAMPserverisalsoanApachedistriutionmaintaineddifferent
folks.utesitalsoallowsoutocreatelocalWordPresssitesonour
Windowscomputer.

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