Can I install Wordpress Locally on My PC

If you want to test wordpress or any other cms, then you should use xampp. It will install MySQL and PHP on your computer so that we can make our computer a web server and using this we can test any type of cms.

 

this is all u need to do...simple as that:
follow step by step:

http://www.techfreakiez.com/freaky/videos.html?task=videodirectlink&id=7

 

Hostings pretty cheap you know, I'm paying about $10 for a month. Not really such a big thing - and I use Fantastico on cpanel, which makes installation of wordpress so very easy.

 

I used WAMP server and installed Joomla on my computer and setup all pages and uploaded to hosting and it didn't work there were lots of errors... don't know where I made mistake, but better make a test than give your time and effort, I needed to setup the whole page again onlin...

 

Xampp uses Apache...

 

wel u'l need to edit the configuration.php with ur hosts data n absolute path

 

Some of you guys may want to try WordPress Portable. XAMPP is great but this is just easier. Unzip and run.
hxxp://wordpress-portable.webnode.com

 

I read the article and it said this works for Windows XP Home, I have Windows Vista, would it work for me. I purchased this computer it already had Windows Vista on it, I didn't like it. I wanted to change and put my Windows XP on it, the company said I would void my warrant, so I am stuck with Windows Vista.

 

i use Uniform Server and it works find at both xp and Vista

 

Thanks Nick252,

I'm going to try it, and hope for the best. I've been having a lot of problems with Vista.