Comments on: How To Install Wordpress Blog Locally On Your PC

By: chris

chris — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:39:53 +0000

Very helpful to beginners like me.. I was able to create my blog on my local machine first before uploading to my server.. check out my site if you have a chance here

By: Jeffry

Jeffry — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:24:25 +0000

What kind of error did you get? (And the address should be: http://localhost:8888/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php – any chance you got the address wrong?)

By: Javs

Javs — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:19:25 +0000

Hi reply please I have got error when accessing the http://localhost:80/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php. What might be the reason?

By: Jignesh Adhyaru

Jignesh Adhyaru — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:29:24 +0000

Have installed the wmap and also unzipped wordpress to htdocs folder, but it is not going to the page link specified. The problem is as it is…. what can be the problem?

By: peluang usaha

peluang usaha — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:46:17 +0000

The tutorial is very clear, thanks for making it.

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By: Kuruvi

Kuruvi — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:26:27 +0000

Thanks for sharing. Really informative…
Keep posting new information’s..

By: JoeBoy

JoeBoy — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:21:26 +0000

Didnt have the foggyest, this has helped me progress thankyou

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By: John

John — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:06:42 +0000

the :8888 in the address is referring to a specific port, port 8888. Just delete that part so the address only reads http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php and it should work

By: J

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:49:13 +0000

I am getting the same error as Jonathan above. (so I won’t repeat it)
I’m running WAMPSERVER2 on a PC.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

By: abtmc

abtmc — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:16:19 +0000

ever had your host server crash? Reinstall the databases?

I’ve always wanted to host my own anyways.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:13:18 +0000

Failed to Connect

Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server at localhost:8888.

Though the site seems valid, the browser was unable to establish a connection.

* Could the site be temporarily unavailable? Try again later.
* Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer’s network connection.
* Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.

————–

This is the error message I am getting, after installing and trying out both XAMPP and WAMP individually.

Can anyone help me understand what is wrong with my ports? No matter what I do, it doesn’t seem to work. I have a relatively modern dual-core, decent Acer notebook…my wifi connection is working fine; internet works fine. I am no computer expert, but I have certainly done nothing to interfere with ports. I checked with both Windows Firewall active AND disabled, and neither is any more productive than the other. I followed each step to the letter, then opened http://localhost:8888/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php in both Firefox and Internet Explorer, and neither functions; IE gives me a similar message as the one above.

Apache and MySql are both active and open on what seem to be working ports, according to XAMPP.

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong, or simply what is wrong with my PC maybe, to begin with?

Please help if you are familiar with these symptoms only, and thank you in advance!

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By: Claw

Claw — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:31:25 +0000

Nice tutorial! But all of links are bad copied (all of this includes this tutorial link)

Regards!

By: SteveAnon

SteveAnon — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:14:57 +0000

Easy peasy WP setup (and loads of other apps) try Bitnami no need to set up a wamp (available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X) – apart from a couple of downloads its all built in.

home page = http://bitnami.org/
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By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:07:39 +0000

It’s still scary, but I learned heaps. Thanks!

By: Prateek

Prateek — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:46:46 +0000

Can I post this article to my blog with a link to your blog?

By: Versatileninja

Versatileninja — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:09:29 +0000

Great tutorial for the uneducated.

By: Shawn Jooste

Shawn Jooste — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:01:54 +0000

I’m not sure why you’d go to all that hassle. You can get hosting for a few bucks, and with Cpanel and Plesk you can install WP with a few clicks of a button.

By: Ferdinando

Ferdinando — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:31:10 +0000

Very good article. Congratulations!

Only a little thing: you must correct the link for Lamp

Happy 2009!

By: nexusgx

nexusgx — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:15:32 +0000

for people who are squeamish about setting up a webserver, Uniform Server is a great alternative.