Transcript Install WordPress with Xampp

Install WordPress
with Xampp
By
www.00397.com
With Thanks to: Rupesh Kumar
What You Need
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Xampp for Windows
WordPress (ver 2.7)
Patience!
What is Xampp?
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A Xampp (Apache, MySQL, PHP and …) bundle
A suite of the following software
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Apache
MySQL
PHP
phpMyAdmin
Download from
http://apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html
What is WordPress?
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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
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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 on the address bar
of your web browser. The following
screen appears…
Step 2: Create a database
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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
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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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