{"id":958,"date":"2019-12-05T09:30:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T02:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lab.wptips.dev\/?p=958"},"modified":"2020-06-21T09:47:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T02:47:01","slug":"wamp-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/wamp-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Setup Local WordPress Development with WAMP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WAMP is a lightweight PHP Server for Windows. It’s not designed specially for WordPress so you need to do extra steps to make it work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Installation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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WAMP Homepage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Download WAMP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Always install it on the default directory (C:\\wamp<\/code>) to avoid weird behavior in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Set Database Password<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By default the database has no password, but you need to have one for WordPress setup. Here’s how to add password:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Go to localhost\/phpmyadmin<\/code> in your browser. Login using the username root<\/code> and empty password.<\/li>
  2. Choose “User Accounts” tab then click “Edit Privileges” on root<\/code> account (See picture below).<\/li>
  3. Inside, you will find “Change Password” box. Fill in and save. Done!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Add Database password via PHPMyAdmin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    3. Create an Empty Database<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Still in PHPMyAdmin, click “Databases” tab then create a new database like shown in the picture below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Create a new database in WAMP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    4. Download WordPress Core Files<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Download the files<\/a> and extract it to your empty project directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you have WP-CLI<\/strong> installed, simply type in the command wp core download<\/code>. We will cover this topic soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    5. Create Virtual Host<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Virtual Host is basically a fake domain name like my-site.test<\/code> to mask our local project. Always use either .local<\/code> or .test<\/code> because those two are reserved for local testing and won’t be sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here’s how you create a Virtual Host in WAMP:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Go to http:\/\/localhost\/add_vhost.php<\/code> in your browser.<\/li>
    2. Fill in the 1st field with your fake domain name and the 2nd field with your project’s directory. Then click “Start the creation…”.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Add a new Virtual Host in WAMP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
      1. You need to restart DNS for the changes to apply. Right-click the WAMP tray icon > Tools > Restart DNS<\/li>
      2. Done!<\/strong> Wait until the WAMP icon turns green and try going to the domain in your browser. You will be prompted with the WordPress installation page.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        That’s it! Now you have a working WordPress site running in your Windows PC. You can start adding theme, plugins, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        As a developer, you always have to develop your site locally first. It loads faster and if there’s a fatal error, it’s easier to fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        By following the guide above, you will have a PHP server running in your Windows using WAMP, which is the fastest and most lightweight one I have tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        If you prefer an instant solution, you can try Local by Flywheel<\/a>. It’s an amazing tool but it slows down significantly when you run 2 or more sites at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Feel free to ask in the comment below if you are stuck in any steps above \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        WAMP is a lightweight and really fast PHP Server for Windows. It’s not designed specially for WordPress so you need to do extra steps to make it work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-localhost"],"blocksy_meta":{"page_structure_type":"default","page_enable_vertical_spacing":"yes","has_hero_section":"default","hero_section":"type-1","hero_alignment1":"left","hero_alignment2":"center","hero_height":"230px","page_title_bg_type":"color","8007dd9de931304800ca3d6d5c1565db":"","custom_hero_background":{"attachment_id":null},"parallax":{"desktop":false,"tablet":false,"mobile":false},"c48b1e5bda81ce2d78483871996f45a4":"","single_meta_elements":{"author":true,"date":true,"categories":true,"comments":true,"updated":false,"tags":false},"has_meta_label":"yes","date_format_source":"custom","single_meta_date_format":"M j, Y","a228631dbfe2afa8001e2b7c8dc0063b":"","page_excerpt_visibility":{"desktop":true,"tablet":true,"mobile":false},"pageTitleFont":{"family":"Default","variation":"Default","size":{"desktop":"32px","tablet":"30px","mobile":"25px"},"line-height":"1.3","letter-spacing":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULE","text-transform":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULE","text-decoration":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULE"},"pageTitleFontColor":{"default":{"color":"var(--paletteColor4)"}},"pageMetaFont":{"family":"Default","variation":"n6","size":{"desktop":"12px","tablet":"12px","mobile":"12px"},"line-height":"1.3","letter-spacing":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULE","text-transform":"uppercase","text-decoration":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULE"},"pageMetaFontColor":{"default":{"color":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULEDEFAULT"},"hover":{"color":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULEDEFAULT"}},"pageExcerptFont":{"family":"Default","variation":"n5","size":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULE","line-height":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULE.65","letter-spacing":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULE","text-transform":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULE","text-decoration":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULE"},"pageExcerptColor":{"default":{"color":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULEDEFAULT"}},"pageTitleOverlay":{"default":{"color":"rgba(41, 51, 60, 0.2)"}},"pageTitleBackground":{"default":{"color":"#EDEFF2"}},"75bd3b80e13a00e62b92d10e1ac1f594":"","ec8a4ffff18249b24fe94331c116cb9a":"","980534ebdd2a21cd3757d037fb05cf7c":"","9000e610886499aec07787757f0e3d96":"","e3da0854aff31daa2412e178de4c35e4":"","7bc74236b2f2fe9e2e94ae007e48af94":"","169625211c93b693d6bc9bd9a8210a09":"","1544ec9c0566830d9fec3616e19feab3":"","4acb422a09b8249df6697cf4a56bef85":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=958"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1585,"href":"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958\/revisions\/1585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}