Install Wordpress On Your Localhost

WordPress calling it as Easy 5min Installation On Windows, but i don't think we need a 5mins to install wordpress. It is very easy and user friendly. You can use xampp, wamp server or configure webserver  manually. If it is done, lets go

$ 1: Download latest version of wordpress from wordpress.com, it will be a zip file. unzip it to the "htdocs" folder if you are using Xampp or place it in "www" folder if you are using Wamp Server. Are you a Php programmer? if you are, see the code and fun with it.

$ 2: After starting local server, type in : http://localhost/wordpress/ on your address bar, if you are installing this first time, you will get an page saying "There Doesn't seems to be a wp-config.php file". There you can find one button "create a configuration file" for creating a config file. But before creating it, you should create a database named "wordpress".

Create Configuration File On Wordpress

$ 3: Create database from Localhost, enter database name "wordpress" and click create.

Create Database On Wordpress

done your database is created now, next you have to create WordPress config file.

$ 4: Next go to: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/setup-config.php?step=1

Now enter the following details:

Database Name : wordpress (as you created in $ 3)

User Name        : root (your choice)

Password           :        (leave it as blank ;))

Database Host   : localhost (it will always like that, as we creating it in local server)

Table Prefix        : wp_     (here you can write whatever you want to be the prefix)

Setup Wordpress

Then click submit. If you forgot to create the database, then you will get error.

Now you can move on to Run the setup of Wordpress.

$ 5: Now you are ready to start the installation.

http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php

Enter the details as your choice. Put in an attractive Title name, write the password and username for wordpress admin. Click "Install WordPress"

Administration Install On Wordpress

You are almost done now. You have installed WordPress successfully on your local server.

Done with Install

$ 6: Now you are about to log in.

       http://localhost/wordpress/wp-login.php

      

       Enter your admin username and password and press Enter

Login Page Wordpress

$ 7:  You can start editing, your own wordpress blog now. From the dashboard.

Inside Wordpress

Happy Developing.

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