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This is the final step to setting up WordPress in your local environment. Make sure that you have already downloaded and installed XAMPP, installed a local copy of WordPress, and created a MySQL database.
1. In your web browser, type http://localhost/ followed by the name of the subfolder you created to house your website (for example, http://localhost/my-first-website).
2. Click on the WordPress link.
3. Select your preferred language on the screen and click Continue.
4. The next screen will list the database information needed to proceed. Don't worry - you have it! Click Let's Go to continue.
5. Type the database details as follows:
- Database Name: the name of the database you created in phpMyAdmin
- Username: root
- Password: leave this field blank
- Database Host: leave as localhost
- Table Prefix: leave as wp_
Click Submit.
6. A message will confirm that WordPress can communicate with your database. Click Run the installation to continue.
7. A welcome screen will appear. Create a username and password, enter your email address, and click Install WordPress to continue.
8. A success message will appear. Click Log In and your WordPress dashboard will open.
Congratulations! You are now running WordPress in your own local environment!
Congratulations! You are now running WordPress in your own local environment!
That's it! Now you're ready to design and experiment away.
That's it! Now you're ready to design and experiment away.
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