Install wordpress for home development : install wamp server

For better development experience and high satisfaction I suggest you to install wordpress at your home computer. No matter you have only a laptop, old PC or luxury macbook you’ll need home computing stuff.

Here the simple step by step guide for install wordpress for home development that also known as localhost :

Install Development Tools

I’m a big fan of latest php version, thats why I use wamp that offer latest php version (as time of write this post latest version is php 5.3.0).

1. Download latest version of wamp from wamp download page.

I download wampserver 2.0i that contains :

  • Apache 2.2.11
  • PHP 5.3.0
  • MySQL 5.1.36
  • Phpmyadmin

Save it to my document or other place.

2. Run wamp installer (double click exe file)

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Click Next.

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Accept License Agreement, click Next.

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Select Destination Location (let it default location) click Next.

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Click Next.

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Click Install.

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Install process will begin and if you run firefox at the time you’ll see this prompt too. Click Yes.

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Enter PHP mail parameters. Let it as follows. Click Next.

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Install process work well, click Finish and see Wamp start at tray.

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Testing for sure

3. Check if server working well by open your browser and type ‘localhost’ at url address.

You should see like the one in this picture :

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At this stage your development tool is working well.

Ready for next step.

Stay health 🙂