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Installing WordPress Locally Using WampServer

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Tom Johnson gives a brief introduction to and instructions for getting started with WampServer for Windows to run WordPress on your own computer. Running WordPress locally allows you to test setups, themes, plugins, and more without the need of an Internet connection or trouble of setting up a dedicated test installation.

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November 12, 2009

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16 Responses to “Installing WordPress Locally Using WampServer”

  1. KatVibes Says:
    November 12, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    This is one of the best instructional videos, Tom. BIG THANK YOU and congrats on the format, simplicity, completeness, technical style and your presentation style.

    If my search for moving my newly designed local blog to my live site comes up authored by you comes up empty…please, PLEASE create one. I’ve read instructions and viewed other videos but they’ve always left me scratching my head and bumbling through a few trial and error attempts before I stumbled into getting it right.

    You are my new WordPress TV hero!

  2. Mik Says:
    November 13, 2009 at 6:54 am

    great tutorial, I now have a local copy of WordPress to mess around with.

  3. lsm Says:
    November 13, 2009 at 12:27 pm

    thanks for the very useful tutorial.

  4. Tinh Says:
    November 13, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    Thanks, great video

  5. WordPress Portable Says:
    November 13, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    You may wish to try WordPress Portable, a portable WAMP stack with WordPress already preinstalled.

  6. Robin Says:
    November 13, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    Wonderful video! Thanks for taking me through step by step.

  7. Michael Says:
    November 13, 2009 at 6:23 pm

    I followed this instructional video and it worked a treat. My only problem was finding how to crank up the new installation the next day!
    Eventually I worked out that I had to click on the Wampserver program icon in Start/programs, and then the little icon appeared in the task bar, which eventually led me to my new database’s name and go-time.
    I should have looked at the video again, because you cover this point at 6.26 onwards. More speed; less haste!
    Thanks!

  8. Tutorial Komputer Gratis Says:
    November 15, 2009 at 8:26 am

    good job tom , very inspired

  9. 9ale7.net Says:
    November 16, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    really nice and easy :)

  10. Maninder Pal Singh Says:
    November 28, 2009 at 10:32 am

    Simple, awesome and perfect tutorial. Great job Tom :)

  11. ilyas Says:
    December 2, 2009 at 4:30 am

    thank you so much mr tom. thannk you!

  12. luke Says:
    February 10, 2010 at 1:08 am

    this is mint man. nice work, makes things so much easier than working off of a web server

  13. Michael Says:
    March 6, 2010 at 3:08 am

    Thankyou, thankyou and thanks once again!

    I’ve struggled for YEARS to set up a server on my computer all to no avail but I set it up as I watched this video and now I’ve already installed wordpress and can test my themes and widgets.

    One of the best instructional videos I’ve seen.

    Thanks from the UK.

  14. D James Rice Says:
    April 9, 2010 at 5:04 am

    This is what I needed. I am going to start changing my website up every now and then and now I can test without having to make changes live.

  15. MikeM Says:
    May 5, 2010 at 10:47 pm

    Excellent Tutorial. Very clear, concise and well paced instructional video. overed all the necessary info. One suggestion I would make is to use a tool that allows you to zoom in to a specific part of the screen to enlarge it for easier reading. Not a major issue though.

    Very helpful. Thanks.

  16. Carla Says:
    May 18, 2010 at 6:37 pm

    Thanks for the fantastic tutorial. It was very easy to follow. I’ve never used WAMP before but I am a big WP fan and now I can build a site to propose to my boss to replace our AWFUL “cushy cms” site.

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