How to Install WordPress With XAMPP

Configure XAMPP
1. Double-click the XAMPP control panel desktop icon to start the application.
2. Click the 'Start' buttons next to Apache and MySQL in the XAMPP control panel to start them as services on the computer.

3. Open an Internet browser. Type http://localhost in the address bar and press the 'Enter' key.
4. Click 'PHPAdmin' on the menu on the left side of the screen to open the MySQL administration panel.
5. Click 'Databases' under the localhost entry to create a new database for the WordPress installation. Enter a name for the new database in the text box. Click 'Create.' After a moment, the application will inform you the database is created.
6. Click 'Server-localhost' to return to the 'PHPAdmin' panel. Click 'Privileges' and enter the appropriate user information in the 'Login Information' screen. Click 'Check All' in the global privileges section at the bottom of the screen to set up administrative privileges.
Install WordPress
7. Download the WordPress installation package and save it in the 'XAMPP\htdocs' folder.
8. Open an Internet browser. Type http://localhost/WordPress and press the 'Enter' key.
9. Click the 'Create a Configuration File' button that appears in the browser window. The subsequent screens walk you through the configuration process. Enter the name of the database you created in the previous section, along with the user name and password for the database. Click 'Run the Install.'
10. Enter the name of the blog and the administrator's email address when prompted during the installation process. You will be presented with a user name and password. Copy these for future reference.
11. Type the address http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin into the browser's address bar and press 'Enter' to log into the WordPress administrative panel.