

Run the install.Ģ:40: Once you have run the install Ģ:55: You need to have the xampp control panel panel running. When you are done running xampp put it back up to the medium setting.ġ:40: Now he shows us how to install xampp. [I think you should probably turn them back up when done running Xampp.ġ:20 to 1:40 He shows you how to do above–go to Control Panel–>go to User Accounts–>go to Change User Account Settings. All that follows is from this YouTube vid:Ġ:45: So first we download xampp server software and wordpress software.ġ:10: To run Xampp you need to disable your AC (User Account Control) otherwise certain xampp functions won’t run. And then how to download and install the word press software–all this in 10:03 seconds. To Access the Xampp screen, assuming that your xampp server software is running, you type “localhost/xamp into the browser window.Ĭreate WordPress Website on a localhost using Xampp OUTSTANDING! (This video is actually much more–It is how to download and install xampp and set up the needed wordpress database.

So quit Skype (don’t just close the Skype window) you try to run your website on your local computer.Īnd Skype launches every time you turn on your computer (altho there is a way to change this). Skype will interfere with running the server software because it uses one of the ports that Apache needs. The Xampp control panel must be running Apache and MySQL. Type in “localhost/wordpress” into the browser window or “localhost/WhateverNameYouNamedYourLocalWebsite” Once you have completed all the steps in the outstanding 10 minute YouTube video, Create WordPress Website on a localhost using Xampp by Britec, to open your website on your computer–do the following:
