How to Install WordPress on Your Windows Computer Using WAMP

What is WAMP?

WAMP is a compilation of Apache Web Server, PHP and MySQL that is bundled for Windows computers.

These are all separate open source software. However, installing them separately is also not easy for experienced users. Software such as WAMP allow you to easily install them and provide a local environment for working within minutes.

Step 1. Installing WAMP on Windows Computer

First of all, you need to download WAMP software and install it on your computer. Just visit the WampServer website and click the W Start Using WampServer button.

This will take you to the download section. You will see two versions here: WampServer 32 bits and WampServer 64 bits. You must select the WampServer version that matches the operating system type of your Windows computer.

To know whether you are using 32 or 64-bit operating systems, go to the Control Panel »System and Security» system in your computer. There you will be able to see your operating system type.

Once downloaded, you can click on the wampserver execution file to run the installation. Make sure you follow the instructions given on the installation screen carefully.

During the installation process, you need to set the location for the web browser. By default, it will be Internet Explorer. You can change it in Google Chrome or any other web browser, by placing it in your computer's program files.

Once installed, you can launch WampServer to continue.

Step 2. Setting Up a Database for Local WordPress Setup

The next thing you need to do is create a blank MySQL database. On launching WAMP, you will see a green WampServer icon with another icon in the lower right corner of your screen. Simply click on it and then click on phpMyAdmin (a web-based application for managing MySQL databases).

Note: If the WampServer icon is red or yellow, it means that the services (Apache, MySQL, PHP) are not running. Before setting up the database, you have to start the services by clicking on the icon.

This will take you to the phpMyAdmin login screen on your web browser. Just enter the username: Route and leave the password field blank. These are the default credentials for logging into your local host phpMyAdmin.

Click on the 'Go' button to continue.

Once logged in, you need to click on the database in phpmMyAdmin to create a new database for WordPress. This will ask you to choose a name for your new database (we have named our test_db). Then click on the 'Create' button.

Your database is ready which means that you can now install WordPress on localhost.

Step 3. Install WordPress on Windows using WAMP

The next thing you need to do is download the latest version of WordPress.org from the WordPress.org website. It will be downloaded as a zip file.

You need to extract the zip file and copy the extract wordpress' folder.

Now you have to navigate to the folder where you installed WAMP.

In this tutorial, we have installed WAMP in C: \ wamp64, so we look at the folder going forward. But keep in mind, this may be different for you, where you install the program.

Paste the Aste WordPress folder into the C: \ wamp64 \ www folder.

Paste the WordPress folder into www

You can rename the folder you want, as you want, like mysite, testite, etc. This will be the URL of your local WordPress site, so choose something that you can easily remember.

For the sake of this tutorial, we changed the name of the folder to MikeSite from WordPress.

After this, you can open a web browser and go to http: // localhost / mysite /

First of all, it will ask you to select a language and then you will show the database setup information. Once you read it carefully, then go ahead and click on go let's go button to continue.

After that, you must enter your database details such as the database name, user name, password, host and table prefix.

The name of the database will be what you entered in the previous step. In our case, we have called it 'test_db'. The username will ben use 'root', and you can leave the password field blank. Also leave the database host and table prefix.

Next, click the 'Submit' button and WordPress will create a configuration file for you in the backend.

On the next screen, you will see a success message that says that WordPress is connected to your database, and you can proceed with installation.

Go ahead and click the Run the Installation 'button to continue.

This will take you to the welcome screen for WordPress. You need to add a title to your new WordPress website, choose an admin username, enter a strong password, and provide an admin email address.

Click on the 'Install WordPress' button.

After the installation process completes, you will see a success message. In the background, WordPress has created new tables in your database and it is ready to use.

You can then proceed to your WordPress dashboard by clicking the 'Login' button.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed WordPress on a computer using WAMP.