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You’ll find many guides that explain how to instal WordPress locally with xampp, personally I think the method described in this article is the easiest ever.

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If, instead, you want to run the installation on a web space take a look at the article on how to install WordPress. If you are looking for a solution that allows you to use not only WordPress but any script in PHP, Perl or Phyton check the article I wrote about MAMP. For WordPress to work properly we need a web server that can run PHP files, as well as a MySQL database.Ī WordPress hosting service provides the MySQL database needed to store the data needed by WordPress and a server (in our case Apache) to run the PHP files. The browser on our computer is capable of opening and displaying HTML, CSS and JavaScript files.

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If you want to delve into the topic you can take a look at our article to better understand what is WordPress and how it works.Įvery time a visitor visits a page of our website the server runs the WordPress php files, retrieves the information it needs from the MySQL database and creates the HTML code of the web pages of your site to send them to the visitor’s browser.Īll of these operations are performed for every page every time a user visits a page on your website, unless we have performed a WordPress optimization and are using a caching plugin. WordPress is the most widely used CMS (Content Management System) for creating websites.

Making your customers see a site locally.

Have fun!Įdit: Flywheel acquired Pressmatic (now “Local by Flywheel”) and made it completely free for everyone. The community is a great place to find help and resolve issues if you run into any. I’d even go as far to say that Local is the most robust, powerful and painless way to manage your WordPress local development these days. You seriously will not be disappointed with how tailored and intuitive Local feels, especially if you’re switching from MAMP or MAMP Pro. Eventually Flywheel will release a paid “Pro” version of the app, but they’re saying Local will always be free. It’s all the little things that make Local stand heads above the other local WordPress management apps.Įdit: Local is now free for everyone. Sure, Local’s price is a bit steep, but if you really value your time and energy, then it’s totally worth it. If you build WordPress themes, this is a huge win – as it’s so much faster to get started on a new project. Using Local, it’s so easy to save a site you’ve setup as a template, where all files, databases, config files and Local settings will be restored. Here’s where Local truly sets itself apart.

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With literally one-click, you’ll have instant access to your WordPress MySQL databases using Adminer – and if you have Sequel Pro installed, it’s automagically configured to work with that as well. If you’re a database guru, you’re going to love this. It’s so much more effective than uploading to a development server just to run browser compatibility and mobile responsiveness tests. With Local, it’s too easy to get a remote tunnel going on any of your local WordPress sites installed.

I did discover however that the WordPress Importer plugin is not yet compatible with PHP 7. So if you’re not the most confident with fooling around in your local development hosting files, there’s no reason to fret. One of Local’s neatest features is that you have the ability to hot-swap PHP version from 5.2.4 to 7.0.3, at any time – not just during your initial setup. It’s good to hear that some time next year, WordPress will be bumping up the recommended PHP version to 7.0. In fact, I moved all of my local WordPress development entirely to Local. On paper it’s similar to offerings such as MAMP Pro or VVV, but in all seriousness – it’s a game changer.įor this review I put Local to the test in a whole lot of scenarios and it’s held up thus far. Local is a relatively new utility OS X application for creating and managing local WordPress installations.

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