How to Put WordPress Into WampServers

1. Check your taskbar icons for the 'W' icon surrounded by a box. If you do not see it, click the 'Start' button on the Windows taskbar and enter 'WampServer' into the search bar. Press 'Enter' to load WampServer. Hover your mouse pointer over the 'W' icon and check that your server is online. Click the 'W' icon once and select 'Put Online' to start your server if it is not already online.
2. Click the 'W' icon and select 'phpMyAdmin' to load your MySQL database manager. PhpMyAdmin will load in a browser window. Type a name in the field below 'Create new database' and click 'Create' to make a new database for WordPress.

3. Download the WordPress installation Zip file and unzip it on your computer. Copy the folder labeled 'wordpress.' Click once on the 'W' icon on your taskbar and select 'www directory' to open the directory. Right-click on any white space in the window and select 'Paste' to paste WordPress into your Wamp Server.
4. Open wp-config-sample.php in a code editor or Notepad. Where you find 'define('DB_NAME', 'putyourdbnamehere');' change 'putyourdbnamehere' to the name of the database you created in phpMyAdmin.
5. Change 'usernamehere' to your MySQL username or 'root' if you did not create one. The root account is bad to use on live sites for security reasons, but you can use it on your computer. If you made a MySQL username, then change 'yourpasswordhere' to the password you created. Otherwise delete 'yourpasswordhere' and add nothing else. Save the file as 'wp-config.php' after you finish making the changes.
6. Open a browser and type this in to your address bar: localhost/wordpress/. Wait for WordPress to load in your browser. Fill out the form and follow the prompts to install your blog. Log in to the dashboard with your WordPress username and password to begin setting up your blog.