There are millions of WordPress users and that number’s growing rapidly. People are creating more and more websites to leverage their business to a greater extent.
In the last couple of years, the chances of getting a website broken have increased a lot. For the non-techie people, it can be a nightmare.
That’s the reason it’s always recommended to create a local environment to test the new plugins and themes before using on the live website.
You have heard about XAMPP and WAMP. These are the free software which can be used to create a local server.
And WordPress is not new to you. Depending on the local machine you have, you can choose your software. Most of the Windows’ user prefer XAMPP because it’s light and fast.
But WAMP can be friendly on both the operating systems. I am going to show you a step by step process to set up WAMP and install WordPress on Windows.
The Things You Need to Create a Local Environment
I am going to mention a few steps you require to follow to have a local server on your computer.
Step 1
You will see two different versions. 64bit and 32bit. Depending on your local machine, you have to download it.
I chose 64bit version.
Step 2
Follow the steps including the decision to choose the destination for this installation and similar.
Mostly, people prefer the Windows drive.
Step 3
You have to extract it and copy it.
Step 4
Open it and search for “www†folder. Open it and paste the folder you copied from the ZIP file.
Step 5
Go to the right side of the taskbar and open the icon box. You will see the green WAMP icon.
Now is the time to create the database. Click on the phpMyAdmin option or you can directly open localhost on your web browser.
Step 6
Fill out the name of the database and click on the “Create†button.
Note: It’s better to choose the name as “wordpressâ€.
Step 7
Open localhost/wordpress on your web browser and you will be asked to choose the language for your WordPress installation followed by another page. Click on the Let’s Go button.
Step 8
Step 9
- Site Title
- Username
- Password
- Email Address
- Search Engine discourage box(check it)
These login credentials will be helpful.
Step 10
Either use that button or directly open localhost/wordpress/wp-login.php in your browser.
Congrats, you have successfully installed WordPress on your local server created by WAMP. Now, you can start testing new plugins and themes.
In my starting days, I used to be so scared because of the legit stories about the websites getting slow because of the poorly-coded plugins.
So I decided to create my own local environment which helped me a lot. Since then I have been using it to try new things.
You can break anything you want, learn more, it takes only a few minutes to create a new local server.
Can You Now Use WAMP and Install WordPress
This is the most vital question to answer. Whether you’re a techie person or not, you should think from a futuristic perspective.
No one else is going to do it for you. Creating the local environment helps you embrace your skills and makes you independent.
You should have a coherent discussion and start acting on the decision you take.
I hope you can follow the above-mentioned steps. Take each step carefully and try not to make any mistake. Even if you do, try again.
Conclusion
This local environment is going to help you explore more about the WordPress platform, its plugins, and themes. You can also create an offline website.
Using WAMP is the easiest way to do so. Although we have the alternative still it’s better to choose with what you’re comfortable.
If you still face any problem, feel free to ask.
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