XAMPP

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XAMPP WordPressInstallation

• By
• Tony Rodriguez
• Pat Tenorio

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Begin by placing the XAMPP folder in the root
directory as indicated.
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Double click on the XAMPP Control Panel
application.
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Notice Apache and MySQL are running.
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We first need to get into Apache and configure
XAMPP.
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Once in XAMPP, click on English.
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Youre not accessing the web but rather a webpage
on your computer in the XAMPP folder.
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As indicated on this page, the next step is to
click on Status to determine if everything is
working correctly.
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The first 4 lines on this chart should be lighted
green as indicated.
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Next, click on Security.
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Almost all the items on this chart are set to
unsecure.
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Now, we need to create a database file so click
on phpMyAdmin.
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In this box, type the name of the database file
that needs to be created.
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Type Moodle and click on Create.
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Once the Create button is clicked, the database
file is created as shown above.
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Notice on the left column, the Moodle file is now
listed.
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We now return back to the localhost as indicated
above. Click at this location.
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Now we repeat the same process for WordPress.
Click on Create.
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WordPress is now created so we return back to the
localhost as shown with Moodle.
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WordPress is now listed so we now create the user
with administrative privileges by clicking on
Privileges.
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Click on the button to create a new user.
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Enter your user name. Your username can be
anything you want to be called.
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Enter localhost or you can also enter the IP
address of the computer youre using if you plan
on having others access your computer.
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Enter your personal password for the user account
youre creating. Enter it again in the box below.
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Click on Check All for global privileges. Notice
all the boxes get checked.
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Make sure that this button is selected
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Once the privileges are created, youre able to
change them later if necessary.
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Now that the privileges have been set, select the
database as shown above and click on GO.
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The process repeats itself but not for the user
but for the database privileges the user will
have.
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Once the privileges have been created on the
database for the user, we continue to the next
step.
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We now return to Privileges and repeat the same
process for WordPress.
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Notice the user now has global privileges as
indicated above.
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Click on Serverlocalhost to begin the same
process for WordPress.
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This returns us back to the localhost and we
select wordpress.
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Once WordPress is selected, click on Privileges
and click on Check All.
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Type wordpress for the next database to be
configured and click on GO.
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Click on Check All to acquire global privileges
on WordPress.
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Once selected, click on GO below.
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Privileges have now been granted to the users as
indicated above.
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Privileges for the user have now been updated for
this database. Click on Privileges.
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As shown in this chart, the user now have global
privileges for the database listed on the left
column.
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Notice on this chart that moodle and wordpress
privileges have been set.
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Both databases are now listed in this table.
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The Moodle and the WordPress folders should be
placed inside the XAMPP folder in the htdocs
folder.
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Once English is clicked on, the Welcome webpage
is shown for XAMPP.
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After the databases have been created, the next
step is to configure each application. In the
browser window, type http//localhost/wordpress.
Notice an error message appears for WordPress
since the wp-config.php file has not been created.
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Return back to the WordPress folder and click on
wp-config-sample file. You can open it with Word
pad and change the settings and save it as
wp-config.php
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If you prefer not to use Word Pad, you can create
the file required by clicking on the above link.
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The configuration process begins for WordPress as
indicated in the 5 steps required.
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Refer back to the slide where the wordpress
database was created. Enter the name of the
database. The name has to match.
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Enter the username as it was created in My PHP
ADMIN. Remember, this is the user that was
created with all privileges given for either
database.
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Enter the password used for the user as it was
created in My PHP ADMIN.
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Enter the Database Host which is localhost or you
can enter the IP address of your computer if you
plan on having others access your applications
using the web. Click on Submit when the first 4
boxes are filled in.
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Configuration for WordPress is now complete.
Click on run the install link in blue.
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The configuration for WordPress begins. Click on
First Step.
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In the first box, fill in the name of your weblog.
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In the second box, enter your email address.
Click on Continue to Second Step to proceed.
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Once selected, copy it or write it down.
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Double click to select the temporary password or
write it down
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Enter admin in lowercase letters. This is case
sensitive.
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Enter your password (123456). Click on Login.
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Welcome to WordPress . This is the menu bar for
WordPress.
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Works Cited

• apache friends - xampp for windows
• http//wordpress.org/

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Presenters Information

• Tony Rodriguez
• South Middle School
• 601 West Freddy Gonzalez Drive
• Edinburg, TX 78539
• [phone]
• t.rodriguez_at_ecisd.us
• Pat Tenorio
• Harwell Middle School
• 801 E. Canton Rd.
• Edinburg, TX 78539
• [phone]
• p.tenorio_at_ecisd.us