Create a MySQL database

This step uses the MariaDB software component in XAMPP to create a database that stores your WordPress website information. You need to have already downloaded and installed XAMPP.

1. From your http://localhost browser window, click phpMyAdmin.

2. On the left panel, click New to create a new database.

3. Name your database. Make sure to write down the name as you'll need this later.

Select utf8mb4_general_ci from the drop-down list and click Create.

Step 4 is complete!

Move on to Step 5: Configure WordPress in the local environment.

5. Configure

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