Transcript Install WordPress with Xampp
Install WordPress with Xampp
By www.00397.com
With Thanks to: Rupesh Kumar
What You Need
Xampp for Windows WordPress (ver 2.7) Patience!
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.html
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/
How To Do
Install Xampp Create a database in MySQL with PhpMyAdmin Install WordPress Software Set up your blog
Step 1 : Install Xampp Double Click xampp-win32-?.?.?-installer.exe
to launch the installer
Click “Next” to Continue
Set Destination Folder and click “Next”
Select the Apache & MySQL as Service And Click “Install”
Installation in Progress…
Installation Complete
You Must See This Message Then Click “OK”
Services Started
The Apache & MySql must be Started if not, You must Click “Start”
Xampp Icon on System Tray
Checking the Xampp Installation
Type http://localhost of your web browser. The following screen appears… on the address bar
Step 2 : Create a database
Launch PhpMyAdmin Create a database named “wordpress” Create a user named “wordpress” Grant all privileges to the user “wordpress” on the database “wordpress”
Launch Xampp Control Panel Then Click “Admin” for Apache
Select “phpMyadmin” in Tools
PHPMYADMIN Window
Create a new database by name “wordpress” (or any other name)
Note: the collation – UTF-8
Now Click Here Now, Click Here
Click “Privileges”
Add a New User by name “wordpress”
Click Here
Enter “wordpress” for user name and “localhost” for Host. Type your password Select “Use text field” for all Click “Check All” Click “Go”
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
Extract WordPress files
Note the location there !
Extraction in Progress…
Browse to the “htdocs” folder
Open “wordpress” folder
Rename this file to wp-config.php
After renaming…
Open wp-config.php with any text editor (like Notepad)
Fill in the database information
Enter ‘wordpress’ for DB_NAME and DB_USER Enter the password for DB_PASSWORD which you provided while creating the user
Save the file and close
Now Open: http://localhost/wordpress
Now you can see “wordpress” Installation.
Type your Blog Title & Your Mail
The Second Step
Note username and password Click Here to log in
WordPress Admin Login
Enter Username and Password. Click Login
Your Blog Dashboard
Click on “Visit site” to view your blog
Your Blog is ready !
Enjoy it!
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