Cómo crear un sitio WordPress local usando XAMPP

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1. Moinuddin Waheed

   I have been using xampp for a long time and first time when I installed it , it was for running php code.
   I have also used it for wordpress local environment for understanding and developing websites locally.
   one thing that has bother me regarding wordpress installation is username and password.
   why we keep user as root and password blank?
   this is not the case for live servers though?

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     It is not something that you would use for a live site but the username being root and the password being blank is the defaults for XAMPP. As your local site would only be active on your computer you do not need to change it for your local XMPP installation.

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2. Jiří Vaněk

   Sometimes I use XAMPP. The only problem I sometimes encounter is shared hosting, to which the website is migrated from localhost. The problem is that the PHP limits are not always set in the same way on the shared server, or even the PHP version does not match (on the local 8.x and on the server, for example, the old version 7.x). This can often cause a problem in the functionality of the website, which was debugged on a different PHP than the one on the server. That’s probably the only flaw.

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3. Donatas

   Hi, I have used these Xampp instructions to create a server on a PC (Windows 10 Education N). Everything worked perfectly fine and it’s a very useful article. I stuck in one place because I thought the database credentials folder had to be manualy created on Windows the same way it has to be on a Mac but these steps were exclusively for Mac. Thanks a lot!

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4. Paul

   After having created the database and entered the database connection details, hitting submit gets me this message “There has been a critical error on this website”. Checked everything twice, what should I do?
   Thank you for your attention.

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     For a fresh install, you would want to check the error log for XAMP to help narrow down the specific reason.

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   • John

     Error logs didn’t help. But, as it turns out, for some reason, the most recent version of Xampp caused the same “critical error” response to happen for me too. I ended up uninstalling that version and went with the previous version of Xampp and presto! It works.

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5. lee kent

   Hello. If I were to follow these steps and then decide i wanted to make another site, How would you create a new website locally?

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     You would create a new folder and database and install the site in the new folder.

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6. Smita

   Thanks for detailed steps. Very useful.

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     Glad our guide was helpful

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7. Tife

   Can I use local Host to develop my custom wordpress theme also.

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     You can if you would like.

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8. priyanka

   I’m getting this error
   Your server is running PHP version 5.6.3 but WordPress 5.5.3 requires at least 5.6.20.
   p/lease help

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     It is saying you want to upgrade the PHP you are using for your site to remove that error.

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9. tarun

   I get the following error, when I run http://localhost/mysite/wp-admin/setup-config.php

   One or more database tables are unavailable. The database may need to be repaired.

   I tried to do global search for “WP-config” file in my xampp folder but just found “wp-config-sample”. though I added the below line in
   “wp-config-sample.php” file
   // define(‘WP_ALLOW_REPAIR’, true);

   not really sure what to do after that.

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     You would want to open phpMyAdmin and run the repair on all of your tables and if that does not work you would need to reach out to XAMPP’s support

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10. tarun

    I am not able to figure out why I am getting this strange error, though I tried to reinstall and connect several times, all I did was I tried to drop my existing database and tried to create a new wrodpress login but All I can see is the following error

    One or more database tables are unavailable. The database may need to be repaired.

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      You would want to try to repair your database, you can also use method 3 in our article below:

      https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-error-establishing-a-database-connection-in-wordpress/

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11. Mohsin Zubair

    Hi Sir, I hope you are doing well. I am facing this error while creating data base.

    Error
    MySQL said: Documentation

    Cannot connect: invalid settings.
    phpMyAdmin tried to connect to the MySQL server, and the server rejected the connection. You should check the host, username and password in your configuration and make sure that they correspond to the information given by the administrator of the MySQL server.

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      You would want to check your configuration settings to see if it is set incorrectly.

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12. David

    This is exactly what I have been looking for: a local testing server to develop a website without signing up to a plan/paid service first.

    The explanations are brilliant and easy to follow. It’s genius! Many thanks.

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13. Ray Silva

    I installed wordpress. Then I put the wordpress folder in xampp’s htdocs folder. When I go to localhost on my browser, I get sent to the xampp dashboard and welcome to xampp page.

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      You may want to try localhost/foldername where foldername is the name of the folder where you placed WordPress to see if that is how it is currently set up.

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14. Hussain Abbas

    Hi

    My url to login to Wordpress dashboard is coming as “/localhost/sitename/wordpress/wp-admin” whereas as per the above instructions it should be “/localhost/sitename/wp-admin” .

    Would request your help to know how can I remove “wordpess” from the link.

    Thanks

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      For that, you installed the site in a folder named WordPress, if you are just starting out you can reinstall the site without the WordPress folder.

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15. muhammad waqar

    easy and good tutorial for beginners

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      Glad you found our guide helpful

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16. Darren Howes

    Hi,
    Great instructions, complete novice, everything is working apart from when I try to add/upload images I get the the message

    Unable to create directory wp-content/uploads/2020/09. Is its parent directory writable by the server?

    I am working on a mac, any ideas on how to solve this?

    Regards
    Darren

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      You would need to navigate to your XAMPP folder, right-click, and modify your sharing for that folder so that it can be updated.

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17. marni

    When setting up Wordpress I used “admin” as the user name and changed the password supplied by Wordpress. As a precaution I copied the supplied password. I cannot log in with either password (no typing errors).

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      You should be able to force reset the password using the database method in our guide below:
      https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-change-your-password-in-wordpress/

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18. gaurav sachan

    everything is done but database is not created so please me that why are not creting database in my php

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      You would need to manually create the database in the phpMyAdmin interface

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19. Dimitris

    Hello after following the procedure after the following step:

    Next, you need to open your favorite web browser and visit localhost/website1. You will see a page like this:

    I get this message on the screen.

    Warning: require_once: failed to open stream: No such file or directory

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      You may need to try unzipping the WordPress files again, the most common reason for this issue is covered in our article below:

      https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-wordpress-failed-to-open-stream-error

      You can follow our guide for manually updating your site and you wouldn’t need to use FTP to readd the files, our guide on this can be found below:

      https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/ultimate-guide-to-upgrade-wordpress-for-beginners-infograph

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20. Muhammad Kamran Khan

    after all these setting localhost/website1 started working. after shut down and restarted my laptop now when i go to localhost/website1/wp-admin/ error message came : This site cant be reached. localhost refused to connect.

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      You would want to ensure XAMPP is running to be able to see your site

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21. dilshan

    This is really helpful because sometimes I want test some plugins but i dont want to install them to my website. I can try them in this local host site thanks to you

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      Glad our guide was helpful

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22. Osazuwa

    A very helpful tutorial.

    I have implemented them

    But on loading

    Localhost/website1

    it displays
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected’.’ expecting ‘&’ or variable (T_VARIABLE) in C:\xampp\htcdocs\website1\wp-includes\functions.php on line 1081

    Thanks

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      You would want to ensure the PHP you are using is up to date for the most common reason for that error.

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23. Julio Talaverano

    Hi,
    Yesterday I installed XAMPP and WordPress and I worked a bit on a new page using localhost/wordpress.
    I also installed some Plugins in WordPress.
    But today when put into the browser localhost/wordpress I just get the Page I created yesterday.
    Could you please tell me how I can continue editing my page with WordPress?
    Thanks

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      If we’re understanding your question correctly, you would want to ensure XAMPP is running for your site to be visible when visiting the page.

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24. Ronny

    Hello,

    As always your tutorials are great. One question though. How do I make multiple localhosts using Xampp.

    Think of me as a noob the this. I’ve read a few other tutorials on the subject, but it seems they assume one would have some deeper understanding of processes.

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      You would create a folder with a different name in the htdocs folder and follow the steps under the ‘Creating a Local WordPress Site with XAMPP’ section and navigate to the new site’s folder when you want to see the other site rather than your first site.

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25. Calvin Mutashu

    Thanks 4 a clear step by step guide. Keep the good work.

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      You’re welcome, glad you liked our guide

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26. Anjuli

    Hello! My browser cannot open to localhost after putting the Wordpress folder to htdocs and renaming it to website1. What should I do? Thank you.

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      If you’re returning to the site after a day, please ensure XAMPP is running on your computer for it to load porperly.

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27. SANTOS

    Hi, how do I take my local wordpress site to a live wordpress site with a domain name?

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      Once you purchase hosting with a domain name, you would follow our guide here:
      https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-move-wordpress-from-local-server-to-live-site/

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28. Zaid

    I have a question if i am customizing my localhost wordpress site and my pc turned off. I will loss my site..?

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      No, as long as you save your changes those saved changes will remain the next time you pull up your local installation

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29. Carla

    Guys, Just wanted to say thank you for this post! I successfully implemented a localhost on my computer thanks to your clear, step-by-step process outlined in the post! So excited to get practising my wp skills on this new installation!

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      Awesome, glad our guide could help get you set up

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30. Victor

    Great job!! Is there a way, or a tutorial to transfer an existing website to this service ? This one deals with a brand new one. I have a website, and I’d love to add it to XAMPP! Thanks !

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

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

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31. Blessings Chibisa

    Guys I installed WordPress on a local machine. Am using xamp server I created a database but they is a problem in connection of WordPress and the database…. What should I do ?
    Help me pliz

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      For an error with your database connection, you would want to take a look at our article here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-error-establishing-a-database-connection-in-wordpress/

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32. Vikas

    Great artice. It worked perfectly. I am a new learner. Sir could you guide me about How I could run multiple local sites using xampp.

    Any help will be aporeciated.

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      You would want to create a new folder for the next site and then you should be able to follow the directions in the article to create a new database and site.

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33. AASIMA

    SIR.
    I successfully followed your instructions to make a website on the localhost. but the next day it doesn’t open and showing some error?

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      You would want to be sure XAMPP is running to see your local site

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34. Mate

    Good guys

    I have my website running on local xampp server on windows 10 system I want to move to my new Mac pro computer how do I do it? thanks.

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      You would follow the steps in our article here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-move-live-wordpress-site-to-local-server/

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35. Keith

    I followed your directions and it was great, thanks.

    I am trying to upload the AVADA theme that I have install previously on Hostgator and it worked.

    It is 6mb and a zip file.

    When I try to add this theme I get this message: “The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini”.

    Where am I going wrong? Thank You,

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      You may want to ensure that there isn’t the theme files in what you’re uploading. If it’s only the theme’s files then you can update your upload size on your XAMPP site using the methods in our article here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-increase-the-maximum-file-upload-size-in-wordpress/

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36. Deepak Singh

    Very helpful post, thanks for this..

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      You’re welcome

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37. Mary

    Good evening, thanks for the great work done here. I have followed these steps and I am unable to log in to my website. All I am getting is this. I am feed up already. Connection for controluser as defined in your configuration failed.

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      You would want to reach out to XAMPP’s support as there are multiple possible reasons from mysql not running to needing to reinstall xampp

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38. Sam Arora

    Your site is so much helpful, had a great lesson here

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      You’re welcome, glad our site could be helpful

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39. Kashif Ch

    Assalam o Alikum Sir!
    Currently, I am learning Wordpress and want to build different websites like membership website, LMS, e-commerce store for learning best practices.
    Can we create two different websites using localhost or any other free hosting?

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      For a local installation, you should only need to create a new database and folder for the second site, for free hosting you may want to first take a look at our page and the warning at the beginning here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/showcase/best-free-website-hosting-compared/

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40. Xander

    I followed the steps and it worked perfectly yesterday.

    This morning, trying to connect to the localhost I received the following error:

    “This site can’t be reached localhost refused to connect.
    Search Google for localhost wordpress jack admin
    ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED”

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      Is your XAMPP running when you try to connect to your localhost?

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41. Samar Jamil

    Thanks for sharing!

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      Glad you liked the article

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42. Daniyal

    Hello there,

    I’ve followed all the steps given in the article but stuck when I click “Install Wordpress”, it gives me an error > “The site is experiencing technical difficulties”

    after setting Site Title, username, password, email.

    Can you help me, please

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      There are a few possible reasons for that error message. To start resolving it you would want to go through the options in our article here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-wordpress-white-screen-of-death/

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43. haley

    Thank you for this article. I am on the step where I need to open up the local site in a web browser but when I do, I get an error page saying “the local host has refused to connect.” I’m guessing I messed up on one of the former steps but I don’t know which one. I’m working on a Mac.

    Any guidance would be appreciated!

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      If you are returning to the site you would want to ensure xampp is running when trying to view your local site

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44. Charlie McCormack

    Hi
    Thanks for this. Installation went 100%
    I am trying to test Divi which has to be loaded from a zip file
    I get this when I try to install it from aperance/upload theme
    The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini.
    Any solutions would be great
    Charlie

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      You could increase the maximum upload size using:
      https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-increase-the-maximum-file-upload-size-in-wordpress/
      Another option would be to add the unziped theme folder where your themes are:
      https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-install-a-wordpress-theme/

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      • Charlie McCormack

        Thanks for your reply
        I cannot log in on the FTP maybe because its on a local drive
        I am trying to load the theme the way you say
        and still get the error.I
        I bought a new domain name so will try to load it live and work on it like that
        Thanks again
        Charlie

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          On a local site, you can use your built-in file manager rather than FTP to add the folder to your WordPress site

45. YINGLI

    Hi, thanks for writing this article!

    I have a question though:
    I am at the step where I have to fill in a site title, username, password and email address for my admin account for Wordpress. May I know whether the information that I use here should be the same as the information that I would use for my actual online Wordpress account? I have an existing unlaunched Wordpress site through Bluehost.

    Thanks so much!

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      It is not required but if you’re creating a local site to test then it may be a good idea to set that as the same.

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46. Pooja

    Thanks for help , best artical

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      You’re welcome

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47. Karen

    thanks for the great video. question. am i understanding the process correctly? 1) set up a test site (mysite1) But should i also set up a database/wp install for each client website that I build (and maintain)? I’m guessing yes.

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      Yes, you would want a different install and database for each local site

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48. Miso

    Great job, simple, straightforward. That’s exactly what a beginner, like me needs.

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      Thank you, glad our tutorial was helpful

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49. God's Son

    Hi,i am very glad and grateful to you for this article. It was very simple and comprehensive,the photo illustrations helped me a lot. You are a great teacher,i hope i will be able to learn and share my knowlege with others like you soon,thanks.

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      Happy our articles can simplify this process for you

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50. Aftab Hussain

    Thanks for such a nice guideline. I have successfully install wordpress on my local computer by the help of this post.

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      Glad our article could help

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