1. Install WordPress with Xampp

2. By www.00397.com With Thanks to: Rupesh Kumar

3. What You Need Xampp for Windows Xampp for Windows WordPress (ver 2.7) WordPress (ver 2.7) Patience! Patience!

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

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

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

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

8. Click “Next” to Continue

9. Set Destination Folder and click “Next”

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

11. Installation in Progress…

12. Installation Complete

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

14. Services Started

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

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…http://localhost

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

20. Launch Xampp Control Panel Then Click “Admin” for Apache

21. Select “phpMyadmin” in Tools

22. PHPMYADMIN Window

23. Create a new database by name “wordpress” (or any other name)

24. Note: the collation – UTF-8

25. Now Click Here Now, Click Here

26. Click “Privileges”

27. Add a New User by name “wordpress” Click Here

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

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

30. Extract WordPress files

31. Note the location there !

32. Extraction in Progress…

33. Browse to the “htdocs” folder

34. Open “wordpress” folder Rename this file to wp-config.php

35. After renaming…

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

37. Fill in the database information Enter ‘wordpress’ for DB_NAME and DB_USER Enter the password for DB_PASSWORD which you provided while creating the user

38. Save the file and close

39. Now Open: http://localhost/wordpress Now you can see “wordpress” Installation. Type your Blog Title & Your Mail

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

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

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

43. Your Blog is ready !

44. Enjoy it! www.00397.com