{"id":524,"date":"2026-06-17T02:40:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T02:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/?p=524"},"modified":"2026-06-17T02:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T02:40:30","slug":"install-wordpress-locally-using-xampp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/?p=524","title":{"rendered":"Install WordPress Locally Using XAMPP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Step 1: Download and Install XAMPP<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Download XAMPP from the official Apache Friends website: Apache Friends (XAMPP)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Once the download is complete, run the installer and follow the installation wizard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. After installation, start Apache<\/strong> and MySQL<\/strong> from the XAMPP Control Panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Verify that the local server is working by opening your web browser and visiting: http:\/\/localhost\/<\/code> If the XAMPP welcome page appears, the installation was successful.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 2: Add the WordPress Files<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Download the latest version of WordPress from: WordPress.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Navigate to the XAMPP installation directory: C:\\xampp\\htdocs<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Inside the htdocs<\/strong> folder, create a new folder for your website (for example, testsite<\/code>). The folder name becomes part of your site’s URL.Example:http:\/\/localhost\/testsite<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Extract the downloaded WordPress ZIP file into the newly created folder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Step 3: Create a Database for WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Open the XAMPP Control Panel and ensure MySQL<\/strong> is running.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Launch phpMyAdmin<\/strong> by visiting: http:\/\/localhost\/phpmyadmin<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Click New<\/strong> in the left sidebar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Enter a database name (e.g., wordpress_db<\/code>) and click Create<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Remember the database name, as you will need it during the WordPress installation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        Step 4: Install WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Open your browser and navigate to: http:\/\/localhost\/testsite<\/code> (Replace testsite<\/code> with your folder name.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Select your preferred language and click Continue<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. When prompted for database information, <\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Database Name :wordpress_db (or your database name)
          Username : root
          Password :(leave blank)
          Database Host : localhost
          Table Prefix : wp_<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
          \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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          • Click Submit<\/strong> and then Run the Installation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Enter your website details:\n
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            • Site Title<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Username<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Password<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Email Address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Click Install WordPress<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
              \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

              Completion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              After the installation is finished, log in to the WordPress dashboard at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              http://localhost\/testsite\/wp-admin<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
              You should now have a fully functional WordPress website running on your local computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
              <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
              Step 1: Download and Install XAMPP Step 2: Add the WordPress Files Step 3: Create a Database for WordPress Step 4: Install WordPress Completion After the installation is finished, log in to the WordPress dashboard at: You should now have a fully functional WordPress website running on your local computer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-unit-1","category-wordpress"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=524"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":527,"href":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524\/revisions\/527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}