How to Install Wordpress setup on your PC/Laptop?Using Localhost

Steps to install Word Press on your computers/laptops:

Downloading XAMPP

1. Download XAMPP.
2. After downloading, a box will appear, asking for your permissions to make changes to the computer. Click Yes.
3. Next, XAMPP setup wizard will appear. Continue giving permissions by clicking on Next every time.
4. Finally, browse and select the destination folder to install XAMPP e.g. select C drive.
5. Files will start unpacking and installation will start.
6. As the installation finishes,2 flags will appear. Select the USA flag. Click Save.

XAMPP Setup

Downloading WordPress

1. Visit https://wordpress.org/ and download WordPress. This file will appear in your downloads.
2. Make a new folder of WordPress on your desktop. The file you have just downloaded is a zipped file, so extract all the files into this new folder.

XMAPP Control Panel

1. XMAPP control panel will appear now.
2. Apache ------      Start & MySQL -------    Start

Copying WordPress to XAMPP folder

1. Copy the WordPress folder
2. Open the XAMPP folder in C drive ------    ht docs  --------    Paste WordPress folder into this.

Localhost/phpMyAdmin

1. Write “Localhost” in a new window with “/ phpMyAdmin”
2. Select the language
3. Create Database now
4. Database name: Fashion (or any of your choice)  ------       create
5. Now type localhost/database name   ------       Enter   ------      WordPress opens
6. Database name: Fashion (or any of your choice)
7. Database username: root
8. No password (Don’t enter password)
9. Database host: localhost
10. Table prefix: wp_
11. Click submit   -------  run

Form filling

1. Give site title (whatever is the name of your site/business)
2. Username – Your own choice
3. Password –Your own choice
4. Email – your email id
5. Install WordPress