{"id":1461,"date":"2019-09-10T14:46:28","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T13:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toptechytips.com\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2020-06-04T07:12:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T07:12:06","slug":"install-wordpress-on-localhost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dotslaz.com\/install-wordpress-on-localhost\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install WordPress on Localhost WAMP"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress on Localhost WAMP<\/strong> has made it easier for many users to test various things like themes<\/strong> and plugins<\/strong> before publishing their website. It can also prove helpful for learning. Therefore, many students and even professionals use localhost in learning stages.
\nThere are millions of WordPress users to this date. Moreover, the numbers are increasing day by day. As the era of technology evolves, people are creating more and more websites to portray various businesses. Making a website is very important if you have a business. This is because this is the era of technology.<\/p>\n

There are chances that your website is potentially vulnerable to breaking down. It can be a real nightmare for many people. This is the only reason why setting up Localhost is important. Moreover, it’s easy to test themes and plugin in a local environment rather than having your website live. So what exactly is localhost?<\/p>\n

What is Localhost?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For those of you who are non-techie, the word “Localhost<\/strong>” in computer terminology means “This Computer”. To make it easy, when you type a URL in the browser, it takes you to a host computer which can be anywhere in the world. That computer provides you requested webpage.
\nIf your computer has some localhost software installed such as WAMP<\/strong>, MAMP<\/strong> or XAMP<\/strong>, then your computer can serve as a host for webpages. Every Localhost has an IP address too. Therefore, installing localhost means that you can access the webpages which are hosted on your computer by your browser. So which server software should you use?<\/p>\n

WordPress on Localhost<\/strong><\/h3>\n

WordPress on Localhost is a great way of learning and messing around your website. Much free software is there for you. But which one should you use? Most people either use XAMP<\/strong>, MAMP<\/strong> or WAMP<\/strong>. This is because they are free yet powerful and intuitive. In our tutorial today we are going to be setting WordPress on localhost WAMP. But why should you should WAMP?<\/p>\n

As WAMP only runs on windows, it has an easy set of configurations. Therefore, it’s perfect for the learning stage. It works in Windows OS and runs on the Apache server. Moreover, MySQL database is used to store all of the contents on it. PHP is a language that handles everything. A combination of everything is called the “Stack Server”.
\nNow let’s move further towards our tutorial.<\/p>\n

Installing WordPress on LocalHost WAMP<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Now I am going to talk about all of the required steps you need to follow. These steps will eventually get you towards your goal of installing WordPress on localhost wamp.<\/p>\n

Install WAMP server<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The first step is to download the WAMP server on your computer. This is because you will need a server that will provide you the necessary environment for you to work. All this goes without going live on the internet.
\nGo directly to the WAMP website<\/a> and download the latest version<\/a> of their software.<\/p>\n

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Main Website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The website offers two versions of WAMP<\/strong> you can install. 32 Bit<\/strong> or 64 Bit<\/strong>. You can find out which one you need by going into the properties of your PC. There you’ll see whether your Windows is 32 Bit or 64 Bit. After that, a warning message will pop up having a couple of warnings for you.<\/p>\n

There you’ll see “Download Directly<\/em><\/strong>” on the second line. Click that. You will be directed to sourceforge.net<\/strong> and the download will automatically start in 5 seconds. The whole software is around 300 MBs so you have to wait until it’s installed.
\nThere might be some warnings on the website but you should use your judgment to understand if it’s for you or not. After the installation, you may receive some warnings about downloading WAMP on your pc. Just ignore them and install the software.
\nTherefore, the WAMP setup wizard will guide you throughout the whole process. Just follow the procedure.<\/p>\n

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Follow the procedure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Click on the next window, you’ll be directed towards the terms and condition section. Just click on “I agree<\/strong>” and click next.<\/p>\n

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Click Next<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After clicking next, you’ll be asked to put the installation somewhere. Therefore, you have to choose the directory of your installation. You can install it anywhere but just for the sake of this tutorial, I’ll install it on Local Disk C. The default installation of WAMP is C > WAMP. Click Next again.<\/p>\n

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Choose the path to install<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the next menu, you will have options to add some additional icons. For example, creating a quick launch icon or Desktop icon. Therefore, you can choose these options to quickly launch the WAMP server if you like to.
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\nThe software is ready to use and is successfully installed<\/strong>
\nAfter completing the installation, you’ll have to specify your default browser. You can choose from the ones you install. Like Google Chrome, Firefox, etc. I will choose Google Chrome for the tutorial’s sake.<\/p>\n

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Choose your default browser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After that, you’ll have to enter some information such as SMTP and your email. Both of these pieces of information will be used by PHP. Enter “localhost<\/strong>” in SMTP<\/strong> and your email.
\nBoom! The installation is now completed. Click Finish to launch the application<\/strong>. Now let’s move on further.<\/p>\n

Checking Whether WAMP is running or Not<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After finishing, it doesn’t mean that everything is set. You might experience some problems and there are three services. It might be a problem with Microsoft C++<\/strong> libraries on your PC. PHP and APACHE just won’t run without them. Here are a few links through which you can download the latest version of Visual C++<\/strong>.
\nHere is the LINK<\/a> to download both X32<\/strong> and X64<\/strong> versions of Visual C++ libraries. It depends upon the local machine. You might have to download and test both of these versions.
\nMoreover, if you have only 2 services running out of three, you can follow these steps below to fix it.<\/p>\n