Instructions on how to install a local instance of WordPress using MAMP.

1. Install
WP
Instructions
STEP
1:
DOWNLOAD.
•
Mamp
or
Xamp
is
installed
on
your
computer
-­‐
http://www.mamp.info/en/index.html
(Macs)
-­‐
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-­‐windows.html
(PC)
•
Download
WordPress:
http://wordpress.org/download/
STEP
2:
CREATE
DATABASE
&
USER
•
Launch
MAMP
application
from
your
computer
-­‐
Follow
install
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_Locally_on_Your_Mac_With_MAMP
-­‐
If
web
hosting:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
-­‐
OR
see
below
• Click
on
phpMyAdmin
>
Databases
>
Create
database
• wordpress
is
a
good
databasename
(DB_NAME)
• click
the
person/lock
icon
to
specify
privileges
• Add
user.
Wordpress
can
be
used
for
wordpressusername
(DB_USER)
• Host
=
localhost
• Password
should
be
difficult
to
guess
(DB_PASSWORD)
• All
privileges
STEP
3:
SET
UP
wp-­‐config.php
•
Unzip
WordPress,
rename
wp-­‐config-­‐sample.php
to
wp-­‐config.php
then
open
in
text
editor
•
Enter
database
information
from
the
previous
step
under
the
section
//
**
MySQL
settings
•
Use
the
online
generator
to
create
your
security
keys:
https://api.wordpress.org/secret-­‐key/1.1/salt/
STEP
4:
UPLOAD
FILES
•
Re-­‐zip
the
WordPress
folder
with
the
new
wp-­‐config.php
•
MAMP
>
Import
>
select
zipped
file
STEP
5:
RUN
THE
INSTALL
SCRIPT
•
Copy/Paste
WordPress
folder
to
MAMP
>
htdocs
•
Go
to
http://localhost:8888/wordpress/
•
Complete
the
settings
and
click
install