Local Host for Wordpress Offline

For creating a Worpress site offline, first of all we all need to create a local server. Local server can be created by using software like Ampps, Xampp, Mamp etc. I am using Ampps here.

            Download Ampps and install it to your computer. You can download Ampps from www.ampps.com

Just run the default settings while installing Ampps.

2. Launch Ampps. Even though Ampps is started, the mysql and Apache services could be blocked by the Windows firewall or any other antivirus you are using. So be sure to allow access to these services.

3. Type in your web browser:

localhost/ampps                 : for Ampps home Screen

localhost                            : for Index of Ampps

localhost/ampps-admin/    : for Ampps Admin Panel

Or you can go the Ampps home screen, admin panel from the control panel of Ampps itself.

The following symbols will lead you to:

Ampps Admin Panel

  Ampps Home Screen

Index of Ampps

4. Now from Ampps home screen, create a database for your website. Click on Add Database under the Database Tools.

5. After the database has been created, goto C:\Program Files (x86)\Ampps\www   and create a new folder for your website. The name of the folder should be exactly same as the databse you have just created.

6. Now extract the wordpress .zip file to this folder. If you don’t have the wordpress .zip file, download the latest one from https://wordpress.com/

7. After that goto localhost/ [YOUR DATABASE NAME] /wp-admin. This will open the wordpress setup screen.

Fill up the required fields.

Database Name: The database you created.

Username: root

Password: mysql

Use other fields as default.

*Now enter the details for your website.

And finaly login

Here you go. You have set up the local host for your offline website. Now you can proceed further and add the themes, plugins whatever you like. Cheers!