{"id":334,"date":"2021-06-01T14:05:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T13:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moodytech.uk\/kb\/?post_type=knowledgebase&p=334"},"modified":"2024-08-08T12:58:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T11:58:05","slug":"run-wordpress-on-local-pc","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/moodytech.uk\/kb\/index\/tech\/run-wordpress-on-local-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Run WordPress on Local PC"},"content":{"rendered":"

PREPARATION<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n1. Download XAMPP: https:\/\/www.apachefriends.org\/index.html<\/a><\/strong>
\r\n2. Download WordPress: https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/#download-install<\/a><\/strong>\r\n3. Run SERVICES.MSC<\/strong> and DISABLE <\/strong>Internet Information<\/em> service and World Wide Web Publishing<\/em> service
\r\n4. From the Control Panel, open WINDOWS FIREWALL<\/strong>, then ADVANCED SETTINGS<\/strong>
\r\n5. Click INBOUND <\/strong>then NEW RULE<\/strong>
\r\n6. Click PORT <\/strong>then TCP<\/strong>. In SPECIFIC PORTS<\/strong> enter: 80,443<\/strong>
\r\n7. Click NEXT <\/strong>then ALLOW CONNECTION<\/strong>
\r\n8. Click NEXT <\/strong>then enter name LOCALHOST1<\/strong>, then click FINISH<\/strong>
\r\n9. Repeat for 2nd inbound rule called LOCALHOST2<\/strong>
\r\n10. Create folder: c:\\xampp<\/strong>
\r\n11. Add folder exclusion for c:\\xampp to any AV software
\r\n12. Reboot PC SETUP<\/strong>
\r\n13. Run XAMPP <\/strong>installer
\r\n14. Select ONLY Apache, MySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin<\/strong>
\r\n15. Select installation folder c:\\xampp<\/strong>
\r\n16. Untick <\/strong>“Learn more about Bitnami for XAMPP<\/em>“
\r\n17. Tick <\/strong>“start control panel<\/em>” and click Finish
\r\n18. If NO<\/strong> red messages are shown, click the START<\/strong> buttons for Apache and MySQL
\r\n19. If red messages appear, read this article: https:\/\/premium.wpmudev.org\/blog\/setting-up-xampp\/<\/a><\/strong>
\r\n20. Check new local server is installed here: http:\/\/localhost<\/a><\/strong>
\r\n21. In XAMPP Control Panel, click the ADMIN<\/strong> button in the MySQL scetion
\r\n22. Click DATABASES<\/strong>, enter name for db, eg, WP1, click CREATE <\/strong>button, then close the browser window
\r\n23. Unzip WordPress.zip from 2 above in c:\\xampp\\htdocs\\WP1<\/strong> (same as db name in 22 above)
\r\n24. Open c:\\xampp\\htdocs\\WP1<\/strong> folder, rename wp-config-sample.php<\/strong> > wp-config.php<\/strong>
\r\n25. Edit wp-config.php<\/strong>
\r\n26. Change define(\u2018DB_NAME\u2019, \u2018database_name_here\u2019);<\/strong> to define(\u2018DB_NAME\u2019, \u2018WP1\u2019);<\/strong>
\r\n27. Change define(\u2018DB_USER\u2019, \u2018username_here\u2019);<\/strong> to define(\u2018DB_USER\u2019, \u2018root\u2019);<\/strong>
\r\n28. Change define(\u2018DB_PASSWORD\u2019, \u2018password_here\u2019);<\/strong> to define(\u2018DB_PASSWORD\u2019, \u201d);<\/strong>
\r\n29. Save and close wp-config.php<\/strong>
\r\n30. Open web browser and go to http:\/\/localhost\/wp<\/a><\/strong>
\r\n31. Select appropriate language, enter username and password and complete WP installation
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