The document provides a step-by-step guide to install WordPress using XAMPP on a Windows system. It outlines the necessary tools, including XAMPP, WordPress, and a web browser, and details the installation process through steps like creating a database in phpMyAdmin, configuring WordPress files, and accessing the WordPress installation through a local server. The final result allows users to set up and log into their blog dashboard successfully.

1. Install WordPress
with Xampp
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2. What You Need
 Xampp
for Windows
 WordPress
 Browser
(Mozilla/Chrome would be good)

3. What is Xampp?

A Xampp (Apache, MySQL, PHP and …) bundle

A suite of the following software

Apache

MySQL

PHP

phpMyAdmin

Download from

http://apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

4. What is WordPress?

A blog publishing system programmed in
PHP

Uses MySQL as the backend (database)

A free software to set up blogs

Download from
http://wordpress.org/download/

5. How To Do

Install Xampp

Create a database in MySQL with PhpMyAdmin

Install WordPress Software

Set up your blog

6. Step 1: Install Xampp
Double Click xampp-win32-?.?.?-installer.exe
to launch the installer

7. Click “Next” to Continue

8. Set Destination Folder and
click “Next”

9. Select the Apache & MySQL
as Service And Click “Install”

10. Installation in Progress…

11. Installation Complete

12. Allow Access

13. You Must See This Message
Then Click “OK”

14. The Apache & MySql must be Started
if not, You must Click “Start”

15. Services Started

16. Xampp Icon on System
Tray

17. Checking the Xampp
Installation
Type http://localhost on the address bar
of your web browser. The following
screen appears…

19. Step 2: Create a
database

Launch PhpMyAdmin

Create a database named “wordpress_db”

Create a user named “wordpress”

Grant all privileges to the user “wordpress” on
the database “wordpress_db”

20. Select “phpMyadmin” in Tools

21. Create a new database by name
“wordpress_db” (or any other name)

22. Now Click Here
Now, Click Here

23. Click “Privileges”
Click Here

24. Add a New User
Click Here

25. Enter “wordpress” for user name
and “localhost” for Host.
Type your password
Select “Use text field” for all
Click “Check All”
Click “Go”

26. Select wordpress_db

27. Click “Check All”
Click “Go”

28. Step 3: Install WordPress

Extract WordPress files to the “htdocs” folder in
Xampp installation folder

Rename “wp-config-sample.php” to
“wp-config.php”

Open “wp-config.php” and fill in the database
information

Run “install.php” from the Web Browser to install
WordPress Software

29. Extract WordPress files
C:xampphtdocs

30. Browse to the “htdocs”
folder

31. Open “wordpress” folder
Open this file with
Notepad

32. Open wp-config-sample.php with
any text editor (like Notepad)

33. Fill in the database information
Enter ‘wordpress_db’ for DB_NAME and DB_USER
Enter the password for DB_PASSWORD
which you provided while creating the user and also the hostname

34. Save the file as wp-config.php

35. Now Open:
http://localhost/wordpress
Now you can see “wordpress” Installation.
Type your Blog Title, username & Your Mail
Click “Install WordPress”

36. The Second Step
Note username
and password
Click Here to log in

37. WordPress Admin Login
Enter Username and
Password. Click Login

38. Your Blog Dashboard
Click on “Visit site” to view your blog

39. Your Blog is ready !