Set Up a Local WordPress Site Installing WordPress Using XAMPP

STEP 1: Download Latest WordPress File

Move downloaded file into XAMPP folder htdocs and extract this folder

After extraction completed you get a folder named wordpress and inside this folder you have wordpress files and folder structure.

After extracting file go to http://localhost/wordpress/ you view this page.

Click on continue

You need a database to install WordPress locally so goto http://localhost/phpmyadmin/

Create a database

Now you get blank database

Now go back to wordpress setup and enter all credentials
If you working with XAMPP username is root, password is blank (No need enter any thing)

Click on submit

Click on run the installation

Enter all the information according to your website

Click on Install WordPress

Click Login

Now your empty database will look like this

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