How to Install Wordpress on the local computer with xampp

Actually To learn WordPress or to modify the WordPress template easily and quickly you can install WordPress offline on your personal computer locally using xampp, so do not need the Internet.

Perhaps you've had the desire to learn the wordpress template that you will use for your personal blog, but you trouble because you assume that to run wordpress need to buy a web hosting service first, and pity you do not have the funds to purchase or rent a web hosting service to install.

Do not worry, because WordPress can be installed and run on a local computer, so if you want to learn wordpress or want to create wordpress template, you can install and run wordpress offline on your local computer.

This really one of the advantages of WordPress, wordpress because of its open source code we can get for free and we can install on the local computer offline for study or to be modified as desired.
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 WordPress is a CMS (content management system) that is made with PHP script, cms this one is one of the most popular CMS in the world and widely used by professional bloggers for personal blog page.


Here I will describe how to run a WordPress cms on the local computer, so you can experience the chance yet to learn the deeper without having always connected to the internet.

Preparations to Install Wordpress on Local Computer

To run WordPress on a personal computer or software there are several tools that support must be installed first on your computer, as follows:

#1. Applications Xampp

Xampp is a bundle of applications to develop web pages, xampp contains the tools that can be used to develop web applications based on PHP, so using xampp we do not need to bother configuring the tools needed to develop web pages based on PHP, because xampp will do this automatically for us so we only use it with ease.

Some tools are bundled in xampp are:

a. Apache
A webserver that can translate web scripts that generate web pages.

b. MySQL
The database is quite popular programs used to manage data that is included in the web page.

c. PHPMy Admin
Database administrator for MySQL database, making it easier to manage the data created in the MySQL database.

d. And other tools to support the development of web pages

To install and run WordPress, on the local computer, install xampp we need to do our computer, please download it first to your xampp install on your computer using the link below:

Download xampp

# 2. Wordpress CMS offline.

CMS WordPress is WordPress code should we store to create a WordPress blog to a flat form.

To get the idea, you can download it at wordpress.org site, to download the latest CMS WordPress offline you can click here .

#3. HeidySQL (Optional)

Hidy SQL is a database administrator Application free that you can use to manage database MySQL.
Actually, without heidysql we can still use phpMyAdmin is a web-based tool that is contained in the bundle xampp, just my opinion phpmyadmin less convenient to use, as an alternative I personally prefer to use heidysql because it is easier to use.

Please download first application heidysql  to be installed on your computer.


Step-by-step installation and Running Wordpress on your local computer

Please download the tools needed to run WordPress on the local computer
namely xampp, cms WordPress and also heidisql (optional).

Having the tools on top of your download, the next is to install WordPress on the local computer, the steps are as follows:

Step # 1 - xampp installed on your computer.

I will not describe at length the steps xampp installation here because it would be too long, the steps you can read the following article:

How to Install xampp to run web applications

Please install xampp on drive D: / xampp locations so that once installed will be in D: / xampp

Now please open your installation folder xampp, in D: / xampp, less structure will look like the image below:
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In it, you will see a folder named htdocs , that folder is a folder that you should use to save files to your WordPress.

So you'll have to extract your WordPress cms and save or navigate to htdocs folder contained in the folder you installed xampp successful.

Step # 2 - Extract CMS Wordpress.((( 

After xampp successfully installed, The next step is to extract the Wordpress CMS that you downloaded earlier.

Please ekstract wordpress CMS code that you have downloaded using tools such as WinZip or WinRar ekstractor, do not forget to love the name.

Navigate to the htdocs folder, which is contained in the folder xampp your installation according to the example above location at D: / xampp / htdocs.

If the file name extract I love WordPress then located at D: / xampp / htdocs / Wordpress /

Step # 3 - Run the Xampp-control

Once installed xampp and WordPress cms stored in htdocs folder is D: / xampp / htdocs / WordPress, the next step is to run the xampp application.

Once installed xampp xampp control normally is placed on the desktop, to run XAMP control alternatives:
a. double click xampp-control applications on the desktop or

b. select Start menu and then search by typing xampp, then after the discovery please click xampp-control, or

c. Sign in to your xampp installation folder, for example D: / xampp /
therein search for files by name XAMP-control.exe, as shown below:
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Please double click to activate it, if successful will exit the application Xampp control as shown below:
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Please enable Apache and MySQL by pressing the button beside the air-write start if not already active, so that the writing of the start button turns into a stop as shown in the picture above.

Apache will be used for the local webserver, whereas MySQL database which will be used for database WordPress.


Solution If XAMPP Error when in start
Sometimes when pressing the start button to activate the Apache and MySQL also occurred Error, and Apache or MySQL would not start.

If by any chance happen to your xampp, there is the possibility of the port used by the first xampp is already used by another application.

To resolve the errors that may occur, you can read the following article:

Overcoming Apache and Mysql on xampp can not runing or error

Step # 4 - Check Does xampp already running with Normal?

Make sure that the xampp has been running well, to be sure, please go to
the browser you normally use (Mozilla firefox, google chrome, microsoft edge etc.), then typing localhost in your browser, if it is already running will appear as shown in the figure below:
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Step # 5 - Create a database for WordPress

After xampp running normally, the next step creates a database for wordpress, steps are as follows:

a. Open your browser (Mozilla firefox, google Chrome etc.).

b. Typing localhost / PHPMyAdmin then press enter will appear phpMyAdmin database administrator as shown below:
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Please press the tab Database later, Create a new database, enter the name of the database instance WordPress, then press the button to make.

The database will be successfully created and ready to use for your WordPress application.

Step # 6 - Install your WordPress blog

Once the database is made it is time to install the CMS WordPress on your computer using xampp.

The steps are as follows:
a. Make sure you have WordPress CMS code extract and save it in a folder htdocs in your xampp installation folder, for example, eg in D: / xampp / htdocs / Wordpress

Look again at Step # 2 - above.

b. Now open your browser (Mozilla firefox or google chrome)

c. Typing localhost / Wordpress
WordPress assumed WordPress folder name you extract stored in D: / xampp / htdocs, if the name of the folder wp instance, means that you have typed is localhost / wp , WordPress depending the folder name you provide when in the extract.

You will be presented the display to install WordPress, with the following steps:
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Please select "Indonesian" and then press the Continue button. on to the next stage

In the next stage just press "Go"

Then on the next stage you will be asked to perform a data configuration WordPress as shown in the figure below:
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Name of the database : content with wordpress , please adjust with the name of your database, for example, because the stage # 5 in advance we've made a database with the name WordPress wordpress so here we fill.

Username : fill in the root , for the database MySQL default is root.

Password : blank, by default MySQL database password, is empty

Host database : fill with localhost

Prefix TableL : wp_, let it be.

If the requested data is already filled, press the send button, then on the next screen press the "Start Installation".
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Title website : please fill in the title of your site
Username: enter your username eg admin (This username used to log in to wp-admin, do not forget)

Password : fill in your password (for login

Email : input also email

If the requested data is already filled simply press the "Install Wordpress"

Up above the stage, you have already successfully installed WordPress on your computer locally using xampp.

The next stage please log into your WordPress account page

localhost / wordpress / wp-login.php.

then enter the username and password you created at the installation stage above.

If successful you will go to the main page of your WordPress account, you can install the plugin, select a template, create posts and other articles related to your WordPress pages.

and you've managed to access the blog page

localhost / wordpress

Conclusion:

So how to install wordpress on the local computer offline, using xampp, by installing WordPress on your local computer easier to learn without having to always be connected to the internet.
offline wordpress install on the local machine is sometimes used by developers to create wordpress template wordpress templates and also for novice users who want to learn more about WordPress.

To learn
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