A quick way to install WordPress on the localhost (XAMPP) Server by step IADM student.

How to install  WordPress on XAMPP. If you want to install WordPress then you are at the right spot/place this post will help you through all the procedures step by step. You require a server to install WordPress on localhost, so you must also install XAMPP.

What is WordPress in this digital world?

WordPress is very simple and most famous to build your own website. It is open-source CMS (content management system).  Building and running your website, it's a powerful tool. WordPress is a great platform for creating a variety of websites.

What is Xampp?

XAMPP is a short form for Cross-Platform, Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl. Programmers can write and test their code on a local web server using the well-liked cross-platform web server XAMPP. It was developed by Apache Friends, and anyone can edit or change the native source code.

Wordpress is installed by following these steps.

Step No:01

Firstly, we need to download XAMP for the installation of WordPress by localhost. Go on browser and write XAMP local server download. https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html

     

Version;

7.4.29/PHP 7.4.29 Download XAMPP (64-bit) depends upon the latest version of bits of the computer.

Step No:02

After downloading the XAMPP,  to install XAMPP open it on your PC. To proceed further with wordpress work we need only Apache and MySQL, we just start Apache and MySQL.

                 

              

Apache and MySQL database servers are running now. Its means our localhost is ready now.

Step No:03  Download WordPress

To download WordPress we do a Google search. Download WordPress, then click on the website and open the page https://wordpress.org/download/.

Scroll down the page and click on download as shown in the figure.

           

 

After completing the downloading the WordPress in a zip file so now the extracted file to htdocs folder under the XAMPP as shown in the picture below.

        

           

Right-click on the WordPress zip file and click on extract here file.

After performing the process rename the folder name according to your choice.

Now the WordPress file has been Placed in the XAMPP local server. Now it's time to install and configure WordPress on the browser. For this, open your browser and type Localhost/favouritename of the folder after typing this it will take you to the WordPress configuration page. It will ask you to select a language and then click on continue.

                       

After clicking on the continue on the next page.

                      

Create a database for WordPress:

  It is shown in the figure above that we need a database for  WordPress installation so all the data save on your database. For this purpose, we will open any browser and type the URL: localhost/PHPMyAdmin.

  

Now PHPMyAdmin is open so we will create a database by clicking on new

It is shown in the picture above after clicking on the new option of create database will open now, we will write or database name and click on create then it will be created. And database name will appear on the right side of PhPmyadmin.

   

 

Step No:04

 This is the screen you have now:

                             

Now enter your Database Detail here: look how to put the detail in this:

 1: Enter your Database name first

  Remember that database has a username and password by default

The default user and password are:

 2: Root

 3: Null (Database has no Password so leave it Empty).

Step No:05

Click on the submit button.

Step No:06

After that, a window will open with the button to run the installation then click on the Run Install button. AS shown that below the picture.

    

Step No:07

Now you get the interface like below:

Here you are, now write the Site Title, Username, password, and correct e-mail. And then click on install WordPress.

Now click on install WordPress.

Remember that the username and password are used to log in to WordPress.So do not forget.

The screen is open right now in front of You like this which is given below.

Click on the login button.

Now add your login detail.

    

Finally your WordPress dashboard is open like this

      

 Hence you approach your WordPress dashboard. Whenever you want simply write this.

Open the tab on browser and write localhost/favouritefoldername/wp-admin

              

                                    Thank You