installation xampp and wordpress on localhost
DESCRIPTION
Install XAMPP on your home computer and use WordPress on XAMPP. Create Database using phpMyAdmin on XAMPP and use it for WordPressTRANSCRIPT
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Install WordPress with Xampp
- Luzan Baral- Twitter/luzanb
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What You Need
Xampp for Windows WordPress Browser (Mozilla/Chrome would be good)
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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/
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How To Do
Install Xampp
Create a database in MySQL with PhpMyAdmin
Install WordPress Software
Set up your blog
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Step 1: Install Xampp
Double Click xampp-win32-?.?.?-installer.exe
to launch the installer
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Click “Next” to Continue
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Set Destination Folder and click “Next”
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Select the Apache & MySQL as Service And Click “Install”
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Installation in Progress…
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Installation Complete
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Allow Access
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You Must See This MessageThen Click “OK”
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The Apache & MySql must be Startedif not, You must Click “Start”
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Services Started
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Xampp Icon on System Tray
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Checking the Xampp Installation
Type http://localhost on the address bar of your web browser. The following screen appears…
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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”
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Select “phpMyadmin” in Tools
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Create a new database by name “wordpress_db” (or any other name)
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Now Click Here Now, Click Here
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Click “Privileges”
Click Here
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Add a New User
Click Here
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Click “Go”
Enter “wordpress” for user name and “localhost” for Host.
Type your passwordSelect “Use text field” for all
Click “Check All”
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Select wordpress\_db
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Click “Check All”
Click “Go”
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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
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Extract WordPress files
C:\xampp\htdocsC:\xampp\htdocs
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Browse to the “htdocs” folder
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Open “wordpress” folder
Open this file withNotepad
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Open wp-config-sample.php with any text editor (like Notepad)
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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
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Save the file as wp-config.php
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Now Open: http://localhost/wordpress
Now you can see “wordpress” Installation.Type your Blog Title, username & Your Mail
Click “Install WordPress”
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The Second Step
Note usernameand password
Click Here to log in
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WordPress Admin Login
Enter Username and Password. Click Login
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Your Blog Dashboard
Click on “Visit site” to view your blog
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Your Blog is ready !