WPBeginner

Beginner's Guide for WordPress

  • Blog
    • Beginners Guide
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Showcase
    • Themes
    • Tutorials
    • WordPress Plugins
  • Start Here
    • How to Start a Blog
    • Create a Website
    • Start an Online Store
    • Best Website Builder
    • Email Marketing
    • WordPress Hosting
    • Business Name Ideas
  • Deals
    • Bluehost Coupon
    • SiteGround Coupon
    • WP Engine Coupon
    • HostGator Coupon
    • Domain.com Coupon
    • Constant Contact
    • View All Deals »
  • Glossary
  • Videos
  • Products
X
☰
Beginner's Guide for WordPress / Start your WordPress Blog in minutes
Choosing the Best
WordPress Hosting
How to Easily
Install WordPress
Recommended
WordPress Plugins
View all Guides

WPBeginner» Blog» Tutorials» How to Install WordPress on your Windows Computer Using WAMP

How to Install WordPress on your Windows Computer Using WAMP

Last updated on March 1st, 2019 by Editorial Staff
949 Shares
Share
Tweet
Share
Pin
Free WordPress Video Tutorials on YouTube by WPBeginner
How to Install WordPress on your Windows Computer Using WAMP

Do you want to install WordPress on your Windows computer locally? Working with WordPress on your computer allows you to test new WordPress features, learn how to develop with WordPress, and make websites before migrating them to the live server. In this article, we will show you how to properly install WordPress on Windows using WAMP.

Install WordPress on WAMP

Why You Should Install WordPress on Windows?

Installing WordPress locally on your computer gives you a testing environment that doesn’t affect your live website or blog. A WordPress install on your computer is also referred to as local server or localhost.

Normally WordPress developers use local WordPress install to develop their plugins and themes. Beginner users can also install WordPress on their computers to learn WordPress, test new WordPress theme and plugins, and experiment without affecting a live website.

Note: If you install WordPress locally on Windows, then the only person who can see that site is you. If you want to make a website that is available to the public, then you need to have a domain name and web hosting. We recommend that you follow this guide on how to start a WordPress blog.

That being said, let’s take a look at how to properly install WordPress on Windows using WAMP.

What is WAMP?

WAMP, is a compilation of Apache web server, PHP and MySQL bundled for Windows computers.

All of them are separate open source software. However, installing them separately is not quite easy even for experienced users. Software like WAMP allow you to easily install them and have a working local environment within minutes.

Step 1. Installing WAMP on Windows Computer

First, you need to download the WAMP software and install it on your computer. Simply go to the WampServer website and click on the ‘Start Using WampServer’ button.

Start using wampserver

It will take you to the downloads section. You’ll see two versions here: WampServer 32 bits and WampServer 64 bits. You need to select the WampServer version that matches the operating system type of your Windows computer.

Download wampserver

To find out whether you are using 32 or 64-bit operating system, go to Control Panel » System and Security » System in your computer. There you will be able to see your operating system type.

Finding operating system type in Windows 10

Once downloaded, you can click on the wampserver execution file to run the installation. Make sure that you carefully follow the instructions on the installation screen.

Install WAMP

During the installation process, you need to define the location for the web browser. By default, it will be Internet Explorer. You can change that to Google Chrome or any other web browser by locating it in the Program Files of your computer.

Once installed, you can launch the WampServer to continue.

Step 2. Setting Up a Database for Local WordPress Setup

Next thing you need to do is to create a blank MySQL database. On launching WAMP, you’ll see a green WampServer icon at the bottom right corner of your screen along with other icons. Simply click on it and then click on phpMyAdmin (a web based application to manage MySQL databases).

Note: If the WampServer icon is red or yellow, then it means the services (Apache, MySQL, PHP) are not running. You need to start the services by clicking on the icon before setting up the database.

phpMyAdmin

It will take you to the phpMyAdmin login screen on your web browser. Simply enter the username: root and leave the password field blank. These are the default credentials to login into your localhost phpMyAdmin.

Login phpMyAdmin

Click on the ‘Go’ button to continue.

Once logged in, you need to click on Databases in phpmMyAdmin to create a new database for WordPress. It will ask you to choose a name for your new database (we named ours test_db). After that click on the ‘Create’ button.

Create a database

Your database is ready which means you can now install WordPress on localhost.

Step 3. Installing WordPress on Windows Using WAMP

The next thing you need to do is download the latest version of WordPress from the WordPress.org website. It will download as a zip file.

Download WordPress

You need to extract the zip file and copy the ‘wordpress’ folder.

Extract WordPress

Now you need to navigate to the folder where you installed WAMP.

In this tutorial, we installed WAMP in C:\wamp64, so we’ll refer to that folder going forward. But keep in mind, it may be different for you depending on where you installed the program.

Paste the ‘wordpress’ folder into the C:\wamp64\www folder.

Paste WordPress folder to www

You can rename the ‘wordpress’ folder to anything you want, such as mysite, testsite, etc. This will be the URL of your local WordPress site, so be sure to choose something you’ll remember easily.

For the sake of this tutorial, we renamed the folder from wordpress to mysite.

Next, you can open the web browser and go to http://localhost/mysite/

First, it’ll ask you to select a language and then show you the database setup information. Once you have read it carefully, go ahead and click on the ‘Let’s go’ button to continue.

Database information

After that, you need to enter your database details like database name, username, password, host, and table prefix.

The database name will be the one that you entered in the previous step. In our case, we called it ‘test_db’. The username will be ‘root’, and you can leave the password field blank. You can also leave the database host and table prefix as-is.

Enter database details

Next, click on the ‘Submit’ button and WordPress will create a configuration file for you in the backend.

On the next screen, you will see a success message stating that WordPress is connected to your database, and you can proceed with the installation.

Go ahead and click on the ‘Run the installation’ button to continue.

Run the installation

It will take you to the welcome screen for WordPress. You need to add a title for your new WordPress website, choose an admin username, enter a strong password, and provide an admin email address.

Once you’re ready, click on the ‘Install WordPress’ button.

Welcome screen for WordPress

After the installation process is complete, you’ll see a success message. In the background, WordPress has created new tables in your database and it’s ready to use.

You can then proceed to your WordPress dashboard by clicking on the ‘Log In’ button.

Log in button

Congratulations, you have successfully installed WordPress on a Windows computer using WAMP.

Step 4. Enabling Pretty Permalinks in WAMP

The new version of WordPress doesn’t break your local site on changing the permalinks setting.

However if you still see the ‘page not found’ error on your pages after changing the permalinks from Settings » Permalinks in WordPress, then simply follow our guide on how to enable custom permalinks in WAMP.

Step 5. Troubleshooting WAMP Issues

WAMP is quite easy to use even for beginners. However, if you are unable to get it running, then the following troubleshooting tips would help.

Fixing the WAMP Skype Conflict

If you have Skype installed and running, then WampServer may not be able to work properly due to a conflict with Skype. The conflict is caused by both Apache and Skype using the same port 80. There is a simple fix for this problem.

Open Skype and go to Tools » Options. This will bring up a dialog box, from here you need to click on Advanced and then Connections.

Fixing the WAMP Skype conflict

Uncheck the box that says Use port 80 and 443 as alternatives for incoming connections. Save options and restart Skype.

Install Visual C++ Redistributable

WAMP needs Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 to run. If you don’t have it installed on your computer, then you can download and install it from the Microsoft website.

Bonus: Migrating from WAMP to Live

We’ve also written a separate guide on how to move WordPress from WAMP local server to a live site. Hopefully, you’ll find it helpful when you are ready to deploy your local site to production.

Having a local server environment is great for learning and testing purposes. But remember, if you want to start a WordPress blog for other people to see, then you do not need to install WordPress on your computer. You need to install WordPress on a WordPress hosting provider.

We hope this article helped you learn how to install WordPress on Windows using WAMP. You may also want to see our guide on 18 most important things you need to do after installing WordPress.

If you liked this article, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel for WordPress video tutorials. You can also find us on Twitter and Facebook.

949 Shares
Share
Tweet
Share
Pin
Popular on WPBeginner Right Now!
  • Checklist

    Checklist: 15 Things You MUST DO Before Changing WordPress Themes

  • How to Properly Move Your Blog from WordPress.com to WordPress.org

  • Google Analytics in WordPress

    How to Install Google Analytics in WordPress for Beginners

  • How to Fix the Error Establishing a Database Connection in WordPress

    How to Fix the Error Establishing a Database Connection in WordPress

About the Editorial Staff

Editorial Staff at WPBeginner is a team of WordPress experts led by Syed Balkhi. Trusted by over 1.3 million readers worldwide.

The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit

716 Comments

Leave a Reply
  1. Ben says:
    Feb 9, 2021 at 11:06 am

    While installing, I got a System error that says ”The code execution cannot proceed because MSVCR120.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem'”

    How can I get this done please

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Feb 10, 2021 at 9:34 am

      You need to install Visual C++ Redistributable that we link to in the article :)

      Reply
  2. Diya says:
    Feb 7, 2021 at 5:27 am

    I have installed wordpress in wamp and completed my first website. I have got another project now. So for the second website how should I start?Should I install wordpress again in a second “mysite2” folder?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Feb 8, 2021 at 10:53 am

      You can certainly do that for the most common method for creating a new site.

      Reply
  3. saheed says:
    Feb 4, 2021 at 9:20 am

    im receiving myssqld.exe- system error. how do i fix it

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Feb 4, 2021 at 9:56 am

      You would want to ensure you installed Visual C++ Redistributable

      Reply
  4. Tom Bauer says:
    Dec 30, 2020 at 4:19 pm

    WAMP64 will not install on a win7 64 machine.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Dec 31, 2020 at 9:38 am

      Unless we hear otherwise, you can install it on Windows 7 still, depending on the error you are running into, you may need to reach out to WAMP’s support.

      Reply
  5. Paul says:
    Dec 30, 2020 at 5:47 am

    Great instructions, thanks.
    Everything installed fine, just have a problem this morning in trying to log into the browser. Every setting I have tried hasn’t worked.
    I know I am being thick but could you confirm what I should be typing in the browser to access the program.
    Thanks

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Dec 30, 2020 at 9:44 am

      As we state in the article, it should be something similar to localhost/mysite. You would also want to ensure WAMP is running for the most common reason for that issue.

      Reply
  6. Peter says:
    Dec 29, 2020 at 3:09 pm

    I was having similar issue as others. All went well until I got to the point with Apache not running. The issue was with Port 80 it was used by something else (not skype) so I went to Tools > Use other port than 80 I added the port 8080. Then it all worked however then when you want to access your website you can’t use localhost/mysite/ but localhost:8080/mysite/ since you changed the default port.

    I didn’t find this in the comments. Maybe it will help someone.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Dec 30, 2020 at 9:15 am

      Thanks for sharing what helped you with this issue :)

      Reply
  7. Bas says:
    Dec 26, 2020 at 8:40 am

    Hi, thanks for the tutorial. I completed it, and it works like a charm. But now my question is: how do I get my “real” live website data in the local test environment? Is there some way to export that and import it into the local test environment?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Dec 29, 2020 at 10:17 am

      For that, you would want to take a look at our article below:

      https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-move-live-wordpress-site-to-local-server/

      Reply
  8. Mahima Pandey says:
    Dec 22, 2020 at 12:48 pm

    here i have downloaded the wordpress file and done everything according to the given instruction . but lastly stuck in the localhost address bar
    localhost/servername in the internet explore has to be typed to get to wordpress. but what to be type for google ,firefox. pls lhelp me with this its really urgent.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Dec 23, 2020 at 9:13 am

      You should be able to type that same address on any internet browser to see the site on your local computer. If you wanted to have your site found online, you would want to look into a domain and hosting provider.

      Reply
  9. Konstantinos Paturas says:
    Nov 25, 2020 at 11:13 am

    Thank you so much.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Nov 27, 2020 at 9:45 am

      You’re welcome :)

      Reply
  10. Armel says:
    Sep 5, 2020 at 4:07 pm

    Thanks for this useful article. I successfully installed WordPress using Wamp. But, I get this message. “Installation failed: there has been a critical error on your website. Please check your site admin email inbox for instructions. Learn more about debugging in WordPress.”
    Please, how can i fix it ?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Sep 9, 2020 at 12:49 pm

      For that error, you would want to take a look at our article below:
      https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-wordpress-white-screen-of-death/

      Reply
  11. Hoat Le says:
    Aug 26, 2020 at 12:51 am

    Dear WPBeginner Support;
    I read your tut very carefully, and didn’t see you mention about VirtualHost in WampServer, so I don’t know if I have to create a Virtual Host for my test site.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Aug 26, 2020 at 11:32 am

      It can make URLs closer to what you would expect from a site but it is not a requirement and can be difficult for beginners to set up.

      Reply
  12. Shani says:
    Aug 22, 2020 at 4:46 pm

    Hello,
    Thank you so much for this article!
    You’ve really helped me!
    I’m interested to know now how to login to my site when I go on wordpress.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Aug 24, 2020 at 3:50 pm

      If you can navigate to your WordPress site then you would add /wp-admin to the end, we cover a few more options in our article below that you can also try:

      https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-find-your-wordpress-login-url/

      Reply
  13. mimi says:
    Aug 22, 2020 at 2:33 pm

    I followed the process accordingly but when i click on the green WAMP icon in order to create a blank MySQL database nothing pops up

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Aug 24, 2020 at 3:41 pm

      The most common reason for that would be if you didn’t install the C++ redistributable if you have not done that.

      Reply
  14. Aminat says:
    Aug 17, 2020 at 7:49 am

    Thanks a lot, really helpful

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Aug 18, 2020 at 10:36 am

      You’re welcome :)

      Reply
  15. Dav says:
    Jul 26, 2020 at 8:18 pm

    Hi,
    I have installed as per instructions but I am getting an error trying to log into

    ERROR: Failed to set session cookie. Maybe you are using HTTP instead of HTTPS to access phpMyAdmin.

    What am I doing wrong?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jul 27, 2020 at 3:00 pm

      That is likely a hiccup with either your browser cache or a browser addon, we would recommend clearing your cache or trying to use an incognito browser to see if that helps resolve the issue.

      Reply
      • Dav says:
        Jul 27, 2020 at 3:27 pm

        Thanks, that works :)

        Reply
  16. Nathan Zindikilani says:
    Jul 3, 2020 at 10:02 pm

    Hi, thank you for the article. when i try to open my local host site i get the following error; There has been a critical error on your website.this is after pasting ‘wordpress’ to www folder. how may i solve this

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jul 7, 2020 at 11:45 am

      You would want to ensure the file is unzipped, if it is you may want to try reading a fresh WordPress download to the folder to see if there was a hiccup with your download.

      Reply
  17. Spyros says:
    Jun 13, 2020 at 6:35 am

    Hi, i need your help please, i follow all the steps in your detailed article but i saw a message “can’t select database We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and password is okay) but not able to select the test_db database and some other that i believe you know”.

    Thanks in advance!

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jun 15, 2020 at 1:33 pm

      You may want to ensure there are no typos in the database name you set, it looks like it is not able to find a database with the name given.

      Reply
  18. Raheel says:
    Jun 5, 2020 at 2:46 pm

    I am getting “Error establishing a database connection”

    Any help here please

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jun 8, 2020 at 3:11 pm

      For common solutions to that error, you would want to take a look at our article below:
      https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-error-establishing-a-database-connection-in-wordpress/

      Reply
  19. Steve says:
    Jun 2, 2020 at 1:00 pm

    Hi,
    I have installed WAMP and created a WordPress site on my computer – thanks for your excellent guide. I used “mysite” as in your example to stay consistent with you as I built my software kingdom. Now that things are looking good, is it possible to simply rename the “mysite” folder (which is inside “www” to my preferred name, or is it more complicated than that? I’m trying to avoid starting over. Thanks

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jun 3, 2020 at 8:49 am

      We would recommend staying with the format you’ve set up already if possible and once you have hosting ready we would recommend taking a look at our guide below:
      https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-move-wordpress-from-local-server-to-live-site/

      Reply
  20. Francesco says:
    Jun 2, 2020 at 4:09 am

    Hi,
    Can I use this system to test a previous back up I did via the server control panel?
    I have a zip file which is a mirror of my directory on the server, including database and WP-admin file.
    I would line to test if the backup I have works fine and possible run it on a precioys version of the WP

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jun 2, 2020 at 9:13 am

      You would want to check with the tool you are using for the specifics but it should allow you to do what you’re wanting.

      Reply
  21. Melissa T says:
    May 22, 2020 at 3:46 pm

    Installed WAMP and WordPress – thanks for the wonderfully detailed instructions! So now it’s time to create the web site — is there a guide on wpbeginner for that?

    thank you!

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      May 26, 2020 at 3:21 pm

      There are many different types of sites so there is no complete guide but for a starting point you may want to take a look at our article below. Step 3 and beyond in the guide should help.

      https://www.wpbeginner.com/guides/

      Reply
  22. kwestyon says:
    May 17, 2020 at 8:53 am

    First, thank you so much for the guide! It’s working. Second, is there a way wherein after you create the website, would there a way to view the site after you clicked the published button. Sorry for the dumb question.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      May 19, 2020 at 9:13 am

      If you are logged in, in the top right you should be able to open the dropdown that has your site title, and there you should find a link to view your site.

      Reply
  23. Yomi says:
    May 15, 2020 at 7:24 pm

    Hello,
    If I install WordPress on a localhost based on the content of this blog, will I be able to use plugins like woocommerce, elementor, astra & kadence?
    Thank you.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      May 18, 2020 at 3:45 pm

      Yes, installing locally you would be able to use plugins and page builders like those on your site

      Reply
  24. Lisa says:
    May 6, 2020 at 3:00 pm

    Hi,
    I am at the point where I would put localhost/mysite/ in the browser. I am getting the “404 not found error”.
    I named the copy of wordpress to wamp the same and have double checked the address to see if it’s typed in correctly. This still happens, what am I doing wrong?
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      May 8, 2020 at 9:44 am

      You would want to ensure you’re not running into the Skype error where it is trying to use port 80 while WAMP is.

      Reply
  25. WPBeginner Support says:
    May 4, 2020 at 11:54 am

    Currently, the WAMP website is down which is why we’ve added a different link and included a note above and are working on updating this article as quickly as we are able :)

    Reply
  26. mark says:
    May 1, 2020 at 9:45 pm

    WAMP link redirects to a different site.

    Reply
  27. Faten says:
    Apr 23, 2020 at 4:16 am

    Hi team,
    I followed the guide but when I go to local host/my site/ I have this error: your don’t have permission to access my site on this server.
    Can you please help?
    My folders are in this order: c/wamp/www folder/mysite, is that correct?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Apr 23, 2020 at 10:04 am

      That is the correct location, you would want to ensure WAMP is running when you see that specific error message.

      Reply
  28. Sam says:
    Apr 21, 2020 at 2:57 pm

    Our published website was created using an older versions of WP, themes, and plugins. I would like to test against the latest versions of WP, themes, and plugins on a local PC installation.

    If I backup the website data from the live online WP account using UpdraftPLus, can I restore the files on the local installation to test against the latest versions of WP, themes, and plugins?

    If not, what is the most effective method to do so?

    Thank you so much!

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Apr 22, 2020 at 11:18 am

      You can do that or you could create a staging environment here:
      https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-create-staging-environment-for-a-wordpress-site/

      Reply
  29. Jerelyn says:
    Apr 14, 2020 at 2:33 pm

    Hi, the WampServer link (website) has not been working the past few days. Is there an alternative place to get it? Thanks.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Apr 15, 2020 at 8:44 am

      Not that we would recommend at the moment, hopefully, the issues on the site at the moment are resolved and the site starts working again soon.

      Reply
  30. Harry says:
    Apr 7, 2020 at 8:39 am

    I am trying to do the localhost/mysite/ part but every time I search this it says url not found how do I put the WordPress folder with the WAMP folder

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Apr 8, 2020 at 8:32 am

      You would go to where you installed WAMP on your computer, and place the mysite folder inside the www folder

      Reply
  31. Jyoti says:
    Apr 6, 2020 at 5:17 pm

    I installed WAMP and able to see a GREEN icon in system tray.
    But i am not able to see anything when i click on that icon.No PHP database nothing at all.I uninstalled and reinstalled but didn’t work.
    Would you please help?
    thank you so much.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Apr 7, 2020 at 8:50 am

      You would normally want to enter localhost in your browser while the green W is in your icon tray to find that

      Reply
  32. Pete says:
    Mar 19, 2020 at 11:57 am

    I installed WampServer, but it wouldn’t run. All I saw was a couple of windows with command prompts briefly appear and then disappear.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Mar 20, 2020 at 8:49 am

      You should see the WAMP icon if you expand your icon tray in the bottom right :)

      Reply
  33. HSM says:
    Mar 9, 2020 at 7:15 am

    it happened with me, and solved it like that:
    when entering the database name, and user name,
    you may forgot and left the default password as written “Password”
    (as happened with me)
    without change it to a private password or at least remove the word “Password” and keep the field of password blank,

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Mar 9, 2020 at 1:34 pm

      Thanks for sharing the issue you ran into should others have this issue :)

      Reply
    • Tracy De says:
      Aug 4, 2020 at 6:01 am

      Thanks for this. I was having trouble at this point. Have reinstalled everything and couldn’t work out what I was doing wrong.

      Reply
  34. Bain Dom says:
    Feb 16, 2020 at 5:05 pm

    Can I install WordPress plugins in this WordPress on Windows 10 environment?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Feb 17, 2020 at 11:43 am

      Unless the plugin specifies otherwise(mainly plugins that connect to 3rd party services), you would be able to use plugins on a local installation :)

      Reply
  35. Chloe says:
    Feb 13, 2020 at 6:56 am

    Hi, I followed this guide a few weeks ago and set up the very beginnings of a test site. I now can’t remember or work out how to get back to editing the site! It’s maddening as I can launch WAMP, go to localhost/testsite/ and view the site I made but please can someone let me know how to enter editing mode!! Many thanks

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Feb 13, 2020 at 8:54 am

      You would want to add /wp-admin to be able to log into your local installation of WordPress to be able to start editing it again :)

      Reply
  36. Kathleen says:
    Feb 7, 2020 at 3:23 pm

    Thank you!!! Exactly what I needed to develop before making a site live

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Feb 10, 2020 at 10:25 am

      You’re welcome, glad our guide could be helpful :)

      Reply
  37. Kathleen says:
    Jan 28, 2020 at 11:06 am

    Installed Wamp with no trouble thanks to your concise directions. However, after creating my database and starting the WP install I get this message:
    “We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and password is okay) but not able to select the ericajlester database.” I have been over and over checking everything to make sure the information is correct, but WP will not connect to the database. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
    Thank you for such great information and support!

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jan 29, 2020 at 8:47 am

      The most common reason for this would be a typo in your database name, you would want to ensure the database information and prefix are both correct compared to what you have set

      Reply
  38. Alexis says:
    Jan 23, 2020 at 12:52 pm

    Thank you so much!

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jan 24, 2020 at 8:44 am

      You’re welcome :)

      Reply
  39. Linda says:
    Jan 14, 2020 at 10:15 pm

    Good job is done by Wpbeginner team!!!
    Have a great day!

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jan 15, 2020 at 10:36 am

      Thank you, hope you have a great day as well :)

      Reply
  40. Daniel says:
    Jan 13, 2020 at 2:34 pm

    Developing WP plugin for a client. Wanted to create a dev environment without paying for hosting space to do it. Thanks for the quick and dirty path to get there.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jan 14, 2020 at 10:43 am

      Glad our article could help :)

      Reply
  41. Vic Iyke says:
    Jan 6, 2020 at 10:07 am

    This is a real life saver, thank you for the detailed instructions, it saved my time.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jan 6, 2020 at 11:26 am

      Glad our guide was helpful :)

      Reply
  42. Erica says:
    Dec 17, 2019 at 7:02 am

    Thank you for the guidance..

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Dec 20, 2019 at 3:32 pm

      You’re welcome :)

      Reply
  43. Harish Nemade says:
    Nov 19, 2019 at 2:17 am

    After doing work on WordPress from WAMP, should we click on ‘Stop all services’?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Nov 19, 2019 at 10:02 am

      only if you wish to turn of WAMP and your local installation :)

      Reply
  44. Harish Nemade says:
    Nov 16, 2019 at 6:57 am

    The Website of WAMP which you had mentioned is not working anymore. The download is not responding from Sourceforge.net, :(

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Nov 18, 2019 at 10:27 am

      From testing, the link is page is still working on our end, you may want to ensure this isn’t due to a browser or browser addon preventing your download.

      Reply
      • Harish Nemade says:
        Nov 19, 2019 at 1:59 am

        Hey, I installed WAMP in the Internet Explorer folder, but once when I checked to search for my same localhost running on Explorer appeared in Chrome. But can I also Use the same Localhost from Chrome?

        Reply
        • WPBeginner Support says:
          Nov 19, 2019 at 10:02 am

          If you installed your site in the wamp folder then you should be able to visit the site at localhost on any browser on that computer

  45. kamodh singh says:
    Nov 2, 2019 at 1:14 am

    localhost/phpmyadmin not opening with any browser. when trying to open there are showing an error ( This site can’t be reached – ERR_CONNECTION_RESET )
    How can i fix this error plz tell me .
    thanks…

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Nov 4, 2019 at 10:19 am

      If you’ve shut down your computer since the last time you used WAMP you would want to ensure it is running before visiting localhost.

      Reply
  46. Divyanshu Garg says:
    Oct 19, 2019 at 10:59 am

    Thank you very much for your guidance step by step.

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Oct 21, 2019 at 10:17 am

      You’re welcome :)

      Reply
  47. Nena Rahin says:
    Oct 19, 2019 at 1:32 am

    The code execution cannot proceed because MSVCR120.dil was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix the problem.

    The code excicution cannot proceed because VCRUNTIME140.dil was not found.
    Reinstalling the program may fix the problem.

    I get this error even after reinstalling many times.
    Please help

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Oct 21, 2019 at 10:16 am

      You would want to download the C++ redistributable we link to in the article and that should get you past these errors.

      Reply
  48. Dean says:
    Sep 9, 2019 at 8:55 pm

    Hi, Thank you so very much for being here! All your information etc. is truly a gift, and it’s appreciated very much!
    I’ve successfully installed WAMP and WordPress on my local computer and have played around somewhat. I’d like to refresh WordPress to start fresh again. Can you point me in the direction of doing this?
    Thanks much!
    Dean

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Sep 10, 2019 at 9:35 am

      You could either delete the WordPress folder and install a new WordPress site or you could reset your database using the method in our article here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-database-reset/

      Reply
      • Dean says:
        Sep 10, 2019 at 2:03 pm

        Thanks so much!

        Reply
        • WPBeginner Support says:
          Sep 11, 2019 at 9:10 am

          Glad we could help :)

  49. Elizabeth says:
    Sep 5, 2019 at 2:43 pm

    Great tutorial. I’ve been building sites for a long time in Dreamweaver, switched to WordPress in 2015 and am now using Divi by Elegant Themes to build my sites. I need to rebuild an existing website for a yoga studio I did in 2015 without bringing down the current site and this is just the answer! Fabulous job in explaining step-by-step how to do it. Thank you so much! I am so excited to get working on this!!!

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Sep 6, 2019 at 9:41 am

      Glad our tutorial could help :)

      Reply
  50. Marama says:
    Jul 26, 2019 at 9:13 pm

    I’ve been thinking about the blogging thing and didn’t want to go straight into a Live site. This tutorial is awesome Thank you. I have installed WordPress to a localhost and now I can put everything in my test site. So Stoked!!

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      Jul 29, 2019 at 11:22 am

      Awesome, glad our article could help you get a localhost site set up for you to test :)

      Reply
« 1 … 8 9 10

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Thanks for choosing to leave a comment. Please keep in mind that all comments are moderated according to our comment policy, and your email address will NOT be published. Please Do NOT use keywords in the name field. Let's have a personal and meaningful conversation.

Over 1,320,000+ Readers

Get fresh content from WPBeginner

Featured WordPress Plugin
WP Mail SMTP logo
WP Mail SMTP
Fix WordPress email delivery issues. #1 SMTP plugin. Learn More »
How to Start a Blog How to Start a Blog
I need help with ...
Starting a
Blog
WordPress
Performance
WordPress
Security
WordPress
SEO
WordPress
Errors
Building an
Online Store
Useful WordPress Guides
    • 7 Best WordPress Backup Plugins Compared (Pros and Cons)
    • How to Fix the Error Establishing a Database Connection in WordPress
    • Why You Need a CDN for your WordPress Blog? [Infographic]
    • 30 Legit Ways to Make Money Online Blogging with WordPress
    • Self Hosted WordPress.org vs. Free WordPress.com [Infograph]
    • Free Recording: WordPress Workshop for Beginners
    • 24 Must Have WordPress Plugins for Business Websites
    • How to Properly Move Your Blog from WordPress.com to WordPress.org
    • 5 Best Contact Form Plugins for WordPress Compared
    • Which is the Best WordPress Popup Plugin? (Comparison)
    • Best WooCommerce Hosting in 2020 (Comparison)
    • How to Fix the Internal Server Error in WordPress
    • How to Install WordPress - Complete WordPress Installation Tutorial
    • Why You Should Start Building an Email List Right Away
    • How to Properly Move WordPress to a New Domain Without Losing SEO
    • How to Choose the Best WordPress Hosting for Your Website
    • How to Choose the Best Blogging Platform (Comparison)
    • WordPress Tutorials - 200+ Step by Step WordPress Tutorials
    • 5 Best WordPress Ecommerce Plugins Compared
    • 5 Best WordPress Membership Plugins (Compared)
    • 7 Best Email Marketing Services for Small Business (2020)
    • How to Choose the Best Domain Registrar (Compared)
    • The Truth About Shared WordPress Web Hosting
    • When Do You Really Need Managed WordPress Hosting?
    • 5 Best Drag and Drop WordPress Page Builders Compared
    • How to Switch from Blogger to WordPress without Losing Google Rankings
    • How to Properly Switch From Wix to WordPress (Step by Step)
    • How to Properly Move from Weebly to WordPress (Step by Step)
    • Do You Really Need a VPS? Best WordPress VPS Hosting Compared
    • How to Properly Move from Squarespace to WordPress
    • How to Register a Domain Name (+ tip to get it for FREE)
    • HostGator Review - An Honest Look at Speed & Uptime (2020)
    • SiteGround Reviews from 4196 Users & Our Experts (2020)
    • Bluehost Review from Real Users + Performance Stats (2020)
    • How Much Does It Really Cost to Build a WordPress Website?
    • How to Create an Email Newsletter the RIGHT WAY (Step by Step)
    • Free Business Name Generator (A.I Powered)
    • How to Create a Free Business Email Address in 5 Minutes (Step by Step)
    • How to Install Google Analytics in WordPress for Beginners
    • How to Move WordPress to a New Host or Server With No Downtime
    • Why is WordPress Free? What are the Costs? What is the Catch?
    • How to Make a Website in 2020 – Step by Step Guide
Deals & Coupons (view all)
Pretty Links
Pretty Links Pro Coupon
Get up to 35% OFF on Pretty Links Pro WordPress URL shortener and affiliate links cloaking plugin.
MainWP
MainWP Coupon
Get 15% OFF on MainWP WordPress multisite manager plugin.
Featured In
About WPBeginner®

WPBeginner is a free WordPress resource site for Beginners. WPBeginner was founded in July 2009 by Syed Balkhi. The main goal of this site is to provide quality tips, tricks, hacks, and other WordPress resources that allows WordPress beginners to improve their site(s).
Join our team: We are Hiring!

Site Links
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • FTC Disclosure
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Free Blog Setup
  • Free Business Tools
Our Sites
  • OptinMonster
  • MonsterInsights
  • WPForms
  • SeedProd
  • Nameboy
  • RafflePress
  • Smash Balloon

Copyright © 2009 - 2021 WPBeginner LLC. All Rights Reserved. WPBeginner® is a registered trademark.

Managed by Awesome Motive | WordPress hosting by SiteGround | WordPress CDN by MaxCDN | WordPress Security by Sucuri.