To install WordPress on localhost, you need to follow these steps:
Download and install XAMPP on your computer. XAMPP is a software that allows you to create a local server environment for WordPress.
Download WordPress from wordpress.org and extract it to a folder inside the htdocs folder of XAMPP. For example, if you name your folder “blog”, then your WordPress files will be in C:\xampp\htdocs\blog
Create a database for WordPress using phpMyAdmin. You can access phpMyAdmin by typing localhost/phpmyadmin in your browser. Click on “New” and enter a database name, such as “blog_db”. Then click on “Create”.
Run the WordPress...
27.01.2026 / 18:42
Download and install XAMPP on your computer. XAMPP is a software that allows you to create a local server environment for WordPress.
Download WordPress from wordpress.org and extract it to a folder inside the htdocs folder of XAMPP. For example, if you name your folder “blog”, then your WordPress files will be in C:\xampp\htdocs\blog
Create a database for WordPress using phpMyAdmin. You can access phpMyAdmin by typing localhost/phpmyadmin in your browser. Click on “New” and enter a database name, such as “blog_db”. Then click on “Create”.
Run the WordPress...