How To Download and install XAMPP on your computer

Download and install XAMPP on your computer

The first step on your way to install WordPress locally is to download and install the XAMPP software. You can download the Windows installer file www.apachefriends.org/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">from Apache Friends. It’s a big file, about 110 MB, so it might take a minute or so depending on your connection

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Once the download finishes, run the file you downloaded to launch the XAMPP installer. If you’re running antivirus software, you might get a warning like this:

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Just click Yes to continue. Depending on your Windows configuration, you might also get a prompt about User Account Control (UAC). Just continue through that prompt as well. Once you get through all of the prompts, you should see the standard installer screen:

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Just click Next to continue.

On the next screen, you can choose which components to install. To install XAMPP and WordPress, you do not need all of the components. In addition to the required components, all you need are:

• MySQL
• PHPMyAdmin   s15165.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/how-to-install-xampp-and-wordpress-4.png" width="624" height="528" />Again, this is all that’s needed to install WordPress locally. Uncheck everything else and click Next.You can now select which folder to install XAMPP in. I always leave it as the default:s15165.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/how-to-install-xampp-and-wordpress-5.png" width="628" height="527" />

  On the next screen, you’ll get a prompt asking you to install Bitnami for XAMPP. You do not need this to install XAMPP and WordPress, so just uncheck the box:s15165.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/how-to-install-xampp-and-wordpress-6.png" width="625" height="530" />Once you click Next, you’re ready to run the install:s15165.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/how-to-install-xampp-and-wordpress-7.png" width="623" height="530" />The install process might take a few minutes:

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   Start the modules and test your server

  To install XAMPP and WordPress properly, you’ll need to run two modules:

  • Apache
  • MySQL

  You can start both modules from the XAMPP control panel:

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