Local development setup (Local, XAMPP) in Wordpress - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Local Development Setup with Local and XAMPP for WordPress

📖 Scenario: You want to create a WordPress website on your computer without publishing it online yet. This helps you build and test your site safely before showing it to others.

🎯 Goal: Set up a local WordPress development environment using Local and XAMPP step-by-step. You will prepare the data, configure the environment, install WordPress, and complete the setup to run your site locally.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a new local site folder for WordPress files

Set up a database configuration for WordPress

Install WordPress core files into the local site folder

Complete the WordPress configuration to connect to the database

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Developers build and test WordPress websites on their computers before publishing them online to avoid errors and speed up development.

💼 Career

Knowing local WordPress setup is essential for web developers, designers, and testers working with WordPress sites professionally.

1

Create Local Site Folder

Create a folder named my-local-wordpress inside your local development directory to hold WordPress files.

Wordpress

# Create a folder named 'my-local-wordpress' in your local development directory
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use your file explorer or terminal to create the folder exactly named my-local-wordpress.

2

Configure Database Settings

Create a database named wp_local_db in your local MySQL server and set variables DB_NAME to 'wp_local_db', DB_USER to 'root', and DB_PASSWORD to an empty string '' in your WordPress configuration file.

Wordpress

# Set database variables DB_NAME, DB_USER, and DB_PASSWORD in wp-config.php
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use your database tool (phpMyAdmin or command line) to create the database wp_local_db. Then set the variables exactly as shown.

3

Install WordPress Core Files

Download WordPress and extract the core files into the my-local-wordpress folder you created earlier.

Wordpress

# Download and extract WordPress core files into 'my-local-wordpress'
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Download WordPress from wordpress.org and unzip it inside the my-local-wordpress folder.

4

Complete WordPress Configuration

Edit the wp-config.php file inside my-local-wordpress to include the database variables DB_NAME, DB_USER, and DB_PASSWORD so WordPress can connect to your local database.

Wordpress

# Add DB_NAME, DB_USER, and DB_PASSWORD definitions to wp-config.php
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Open wp-config.php and add the database connection lines exactly as shown.