How to Install WordPress on wamp or xampp server

In this article i will explain the easy steps to Install WordPress on your wamp or xampp server. WordPress is the most popular CMS (Content Management System) which is used to create a beautiful websites and blogs. WordPress was released on May 27 2003 by Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little under GPLv2 from Free Software Foundation.

Step 1: Download and Extract

Download and extract the WordPress package from http://wordpress.org/download/

Copy and paste the file in your “www” or “htdocs” folder.

Step 2: Create the Database

1.- Open phpmyadmin and create database or you can create database using below commands.

mysql> CREATE DATABASE databasename;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON databasename.* TO "wordpressusername"@"hostname"
    -> IDENTIFIED BY "password";
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

mysql> EXIT

mysql> CREATE DATABASE databasename;

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON databasename.* TO "wordpressusername"@"hostname"

-> IDENTIFIED BY "password";

Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

mysql> EXIT

Step 3: Set up wp-config.php

1.)- Open the web browser and type http://localhost/wordpress Here is the screenshot.

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2.)- Click on the Let’s Go! Button.

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3.)- Enter Your database details

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4.)- Create the Admin user

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5.)- Done, Have Fun!

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How to Install WordPress on wamp or xampp server

Step 1: Download and Extract

Step 2: Create the Database

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