Installing WordPress on your PC
As we get ready to start a discussion on WordPress theme development I wanted to take the time to share some of the resources that I find useful. To get started I thought I'd offer up a link to a great tutorial which outlines installing WordPress on your PC.
I don't know if this will be helpful to Vista users but for anyone running XP it's extremely helpful.
Why Install WordPress Locally?
Installing WordPress locally brings two benefits. First, you can work on your theme and play around with all the code without ruining your current online theme. This is great for doing little tweaks that might otherwise shutdown your site when you're still playing around with the code.
A local installation also gives you the ability to quickly make changes without waiting for uploads or screwing around with the server. In the long run you'll find it much easier and faster to edit your themes locally.
The tutorial provided by Urban Giraffe was the first I found that really worked. I highly recommend checking it out in preparation of our upcoming project. Check it out and let me know what you think.
4 Responses to “Installing WordPress on your PC”
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April 11th, 2007 at 6:09 am
Actually yeah, the tutorial is really good but a bit long? it takes usually 2 - 5 minutes to install a copy of Wordpress locally on my computer, it’s not complicated, I think that I will write about it sometime.
- AmerM
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April 11th, 2007 at 7:41 am
Well, it seems that I couldn’t wait, here it is http://amerm.net/install-wordpress-on-your-computer/04/11/2007/
- AmerM
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April 21st, 2007 at 7:26 am
Nice find - it took me a lot of hacking to get WP to run on my laptop. Nice tutorial.
- Steve Wordpressguy
The tutorial seems clear enough. It should prove handy to those who wish to develop/test locally. I’ve been using xampp for modding forums. It’s basically the same as Wamp.
- Brown Baron