If you’ve ever manually installed WordPress, the rest of the process should feel pretty familiar. So here’s how to get a WordPress site up and running on XAMPP. If all went well, you now have a functioning XAMPP server on your Windows PC! But now it’s time to install XAMPP and WordPress. Once you launch them, you should see their status turn to green:Īnd now you should be able to test that your local server is working by going to in your web browser of choice: You can start both modules from the XAMPP control panel: To install XAMPP and WordPress properly, you’ll need to run two modules: Step 2: Start the modules and test your server Once it finishes, you can launch the control panel to start working with XAMPP: The install process might take a few minutes: Once you click Next, you’re ready to run the install:
You do not need this to install XAMPP and WordPress, so just uncheck the box: On the next screen, you’ll get a prompt asking you to install Bitnami for XAMPP. You can now select which folder to install XAMPP in. In addition to the required components, all you need are:Īgain, this is all that’s needed to install WordPress locally.
To install XAMPP and WordPress, you do not need all of the components. On the next screen, you can choose which components to install. Once you get through all of the prompts, you should see the standard installer screen: Just continue through that prompt as well.
Depending on your Windows configuration, you might also get a prompt about User Account Control (UAC). If you’re running antivirus software, you might get a warning like this:
Once the download finishes, run the file you downloaded to launch the XAMPP installer. It’s a big file, about 110 MB, so it might take a minute or so depending on your connection: You can download the Windows installer file from Apache Friends. The first step on your way to install WordPress locally is to download and install the XAMPP software. Step 1: Download and install XAMPP on your computer If you need a more general guide on installing WordPress in other environments – not just locally, but on live servers as well, then please hop over to How to Install WordPress: a complete beginner’s guide.
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