To develop a website, you have to purchase a domain and hosting, and here, a local host works as the host free of cost. On the local host, you manage your complete website functionality from the backhand without being active on the internet. Now we see how to install the Xampp server from the internet and how to download WordPress in Xampp.
Why should you install WordPress locally?
Whenever you are going to develop a website, then you need a domain and hosting. But if you are a beginner and a student, you don’t need to purchase a domain and website,you should install WordPress locally and start developing and designing your website. Once your website has been completed, publish your website and connect with any host company, otherwise there is no need to spend money at the starting of your work as a beginner.
Steps to download Xampp :
Step 1: you can download Xampp free of cost on your web browser, To install Xampp
open your browser and type Xampp download.
OR
click the link apachefriends.org
Step 02: If you are going to download for Windows, Click the Xampp for windows
Step 03: For direct downloading Xampp for Windows, clickhttps://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/ here
Step 04: Download the updated version of Xampp on your computer.
After completing the download click the xampp setup file and install xampp on your device.when installation has been completed, ,control panel for xampp will open
Where you will see different options but ignore other options and start Apache and MySQL.
Download WordPress
Step 1: To download WordPress, go to website name WordPress.org
Step 2: Click download wordpress.
Step 3: After downloading WordPress extract the zip file there
Step 4: Copy that IP file and go to your local disk ”C” and click Xampp.
Step 5: Find a folder named htdocs, open that folder, and copy WordPress file there.
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