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Host a Wordpress Blog On Your Own Computer Locally

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by KaBoom!!!, Oct 26, 2009.

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    Oh readers, if only you could see me now. You’d be looking at a guy with three day stubble on his face, a pile of junk food in his stomach and a half-finished Wordpress website sitting on his hard drive starting a daunting article for KaranGoel that he has avoided for several hours. You’d be looking at a guy who managed to set up a local host on his PC, uploaded Wordpress to it and developed a site as though it was live on the internet.

    I’ve been doing quite a few posts about blogging lately but this one take a step outside the amateur ‘how-to’s I’ve done. This article is inspired by the website I’m building that’s due to be launched in a month or so – and it’s not for tech newbies, this guide.

    http://www.karangoel.in/2009/10/26/host-a-wordpress-blog-on-your-own-computer-locally/
     
    KaBoom!!!, Oct 26, 2009 IP
  2. teecamo

    teecamo Peon

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    Good site for techies, yes. I'm not much of a techy myself, but why would I ever want to host on my own computer. Couldn't I just create a different file directory, edit that, then when its all how I like it, copy it over to my "real" directory?

    I don't know - I know many will appreciate your post though - props for that.
     
    teecamo, Oct 26, 2009 IP
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    aap Well-Known Member

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    Good tutorial. I am using WampServer to install wordpress on my local system. Just took 2-3 minute to install wordpress.
     
    aap, Oct 26, 2009 IP
  4. mahone

    mahone Peon

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    Look at this: Portable Wordpress: wordpress-portable.webnode.com

    WP-Portable includes:
    WordPress 2.8
    Apache 2.2.11
    PHP 5.2.8
    MySQL 5.0.24a

    only unzip and run!
     
    mahone, Oct 27, 2009 IP
  5. KaBoom!!!

    KaBoom!!! Peon

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    @mahone: What is this??
     
    KaBoom!!!, Oct 27, 2009 IP
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    mahone Peon

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    This is a WordPress portable, no need to install apache, php, mysql, only unzip, and run.
     
    mahone, Oct 27, 2009 IP
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    hvalle98 Well-Known Member

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    I prefer Server2Go. It is portable also but is not limited to WordPress.
     
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    And get hacked because those are older versions with security risks. Lots of fun. :)
     
    theapparatus, Oct 27, 2009 IP
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    mahone Peon

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    I think this application perfect test.
     
    mahone, Oct 27, 2009 IP
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    There you have it! Updated to version 2.8.5.

    Though, I must remember you that WP-Portable is intended to local development & testing, not production environments.

    Hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do.
     
    useware, Oct 28, 2009 IP
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    sydzapp Well-Known Member

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    Why would anyone want to host their site on their own machine/system/server when you can just rent out a server or get shared hosting with a very low price and absolutely no pain and worry?
    Well, i don't think its worth to host your site on your own Pc considering the cost, trouble to be taken, security risks, downtime and bandwidth problems.
     
    sydzapp, Oct 28, 2009 IP
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    What cost? It's free. ;)

    It's also a learning tool. If you f* up, you can quickly reload the OS. In a datacenter, it'll take you awhile and you'll probably get charged for it. Plus you have complete control over a home server where you're limited to what the host or datacenter offers with a leased box.

    I've got the best of both worlds. My datacenter is about 5 miles from my house. I can go in there and do what I need without issue. Plus it's my hardware.
     
    theapparatus, Oct 28, 2009 IP
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    Not a bad idea but your page load speed will go down in home connection.
     
    India_Enchanter, Nov 4, 2009 IP
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    offline web design/coding/Testing. no internet connection required to test your changes and you can verify the results very faster.
     
    dpsubi1, Nov 4, 2009 IP
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    There you have it! Updated to version 2.8.5.
     
    themeses, Nov 4, 2009 IP