How to Install WordPress on your PC

WordPress, a free application framework, can be used to develop websites. Using WordPress one can create static web pages or a blog. Installing WordPress on your PC requires the installation of a web server.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Download and install the latest version of WAMP (recommended because WAMP is an integrated application that includes Apache server, PHP, and MySQL)(See link in Resources)

2. Download the latest version of WordPress (see link in Resources)

3. Right-click on the 'phpMyAdmin' icon on the desktop or run it from the quickstart toolbar on the bottom of your screen.

4. Select 'privileges' and then select 'add new'.

5. Assign a 'Username', 'Host = localhost', and create a password.

6. Select 'check all' for 'Global Privileges'.

7. Select 'home' and add a database name.

8. Close 'phpMyAdmin', extract the WordPress folder named 'wordpress' and place it in the 'c:\wamp\www' folder.

9. Open 'c:\wamp\www\wordpress' folder and copy file 'wp-config-sample.php' as 'wp-config.php'.

10. Open 'wp-config.php" and enter 'DB_NAME', 'DB_USERNAME', and 'DB_PASSWORD' from the values used in 'phpMyAdmin'. In the sample that follows, no password was created.
    define('DB_NAME', 'mysql');
    define('DB_USER', 'root');
    define('DB_PASSWORD', '');
    define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

11. Save changes to 'wp-config.php'.

12. Create a 'services' desktop shortcut using 'Target' %SystemRoot%\system32\services.msc /s and using 'Start in' %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%.

13. Execute the 'services' shortcut, rightclick and start the following services: wampapache and wampmysqld. If the apache service does not start look for another apache service (may appear as 'Apache Tomcat' in the services name list) and stop that service first.

14. Close 'services'

15. Execute the following URL in your web browser: http://localhost.

16. Provide a Blog name and enter an e-mail (e.g. [e-mail]).

17. Copy the password provided and login.

18. Select 'Admin -> Edit' to change the password or to add a new admin or other type of account.

Tips & Warnings

• Note: Unable to upload graphics for this article
• The instructions mentioned in this article were tested
• To test your installation of WordPress, create an account with administrator privileges, log into that account, and try out different menu options to make sure the installation is functioning correctly
• WordPress allows added functionality through add-ons, the inclusion of Widgets, and by providing the capability for customized programming using PHP.
• There are many WordPress help documents and user forums available. Additionally, many individuals have developed WordPress tutorials. When using help documents and tutorials, ensure that you are working with the correction versions.
• If you use WordPress frequently continue to keep your version of WordPress current

Resources

• WAMP website
• WordPress website

[martinrojas]

on 1/15/2010 great info

[randomthoughts]

on 9/12/2009 Excellent tech article, excellents leads, excellent info. 5* and already recommended.