How to Install WordPress on Localhost (5 Easy Steps)

Now, let’s start with the first step.

Step 1- Download XAMPP
Simply go to the XAMPP’s official website. Select your operating system and click on download button.
How to download xampp
There are different versions for different operating systems. Choose the perfect one for your device.
Download xampp for windows or mac
After clicking on the download button, wait for a few moments. It’s around 150 MB file, so you should give some time for it to get downloaded.

Step 2- Install & Run the XAMPP on Your PC
This is the second step. After downloading the software, you need to unzip it. When the file is ready, just select the Install button or click on it twice. Soon you will discover that the installation process has begun.

set up xampp
In the next step, you will see some checkboxes these are already marked. You only need MySQL and phpMyAdmin, so unmark all the others.
MySQL and phpMyAdmin
After a few moments, you would see a welcome notice. That means your installation process is working perfectly.
Welcome to XAMPP
If you have any antivirus software installed in your PC, you may see a security alert like this. Don’t worry, check any of the given networks and go ahead by clicking on the Allow access button.
XAMPP security
You would see a language selection option, check one that you want and click on the Save button.
Language on xampp
You are almost at the end of the installation process. Just mark this question box and click on Finish button. The XAMPP control panel will automatically run on your device.
Install XAMPP
Congratulations! You have completed the XAMPP installation process!

Step 3- Download WordPress Latest Version
Now is the time to create a database and start installing WordPress on localhost. To do that, you need to download the latest version of WordPress.

Go to the WordPress official website, click on Get WordPress button from the top right side. You will be redirected to a new page.
Now hit on Download WordPress button.
Download WordPress
The download process might take a few moments to begin. You will get a zip file. Unzip the file and copy that for your next uses.

Step 4- Create a Database
To create a database, first you need to prepare a folder on your PC in which you want to save all the data of your local site.

Go to your local disk, where you saved the downloaded XAMPP file.
Select the htdocs folder and paste the WordPress latest version you have copied earlier.
Htdocs- How to Install WordPress on Localhost

Now, rename the WordPress folder. You can avoid this option, if you want to build your site with the name ‘WordPress’ itself.

We named the folder here ‘mytest’. Check the below screenshot. You should remember the name you have selected for your database.

Rename WordPress file on htdocs- How to Install WordPress on Localhost

Now, open a new tab on your browser and go to localhost/phpmyadmin
Select Database
Write the same name you have written on your local disk. And finally, click on the Create button. Your database will be created within a few seconds.
Database name- How to Install WordPress on Localhost
You have successfully created your localhost database. Now, is the turn to install WordPress on the localhost.

Note: Before going to the final step, you need to start both Apache Web Server and MySQL Database from the Xampp control panel installed on your PC or Mac. Without starting both of them, you can’t get access to PHPMyAdmin.

Just go to your app folder. Select the Xampp control panel and click on MySQL and Apache buttons. Have a look at below screenshot.

MySQL Database- How to Install WordPress on Localhost
Activate Apache Web Server and MySQL Database
Step 5- Install WordPress on Localhost
Open a new tab on your browser and write localhost/your given name (‘mytest‘ in our case) and hit on the Enter button. You will see a WordPress setup wizard like below.

Select your language and click on continue
WordPress language
You would see a welcome notice on behalf of WordPress. On the next step, WordPress will require
A database Name
A user name
A password
And a database host
Just click on the Let’s go button
WordPress database
These are the fields you can see in the below screenshot.
Provide your database name, you can write ‘root’ as user name, keep the password option blank- it’s better and you would find other fields filled up from earlier.
Click on Submit button
WordPress settings
This is your final step of installation.
Give a name to your site. we named our site WordPress ERP here. You can also keep your database name as your site’s name.
Write your user name
Give a strong password
Write your personal e-mail address
Carefully check the search engine visibility button. Otherwise, Google would start indexing your local site too!
And, finally click on Install WordPress button!
How to install WordPress on localhost
Yes, you have completed your installation. You should see a notice like below.

How to Install WordPress on Localhost
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Check out the Site You Have Built
This is the time to check out your local site. How would it look like or how would it work? Give a check.

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