Given below are the steps to create a WordPress website.
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To install WordPress on your Mac system:
- and install it on your Mac system. This software enables you to manage your websites locally.
- Install the downloaded file using the wizard and save MAMP in your Applications folder.
- Navigate to the MAMP folder.
In the folder, click the MAMP icon: - Click Start Server to run the server on your system.
The server status appears green once they are ready.
- Click Open WebStart Page. The server starts running on your browser as shown:
- We must set up a MySQL database for the WordPress website. This is done using phpMyAdmin.
- Navigate to the WordPress application you had downloaded.
- Rename the
WordPress
folder. Provide a name relevant to the site you will be building/testing locally. For example,teafactory
. Add theteafactory
folder inhtdocs
of your MAMP directory.
- Open the browser and type in the URL pointing to your site folder. For example,
localhost:8888/teafactory
. Select the language of your choice and click Continue → Let's Go.
- Enter your database details. Provide a name for the database and enter
root
for both the database username and password. Click Submit.
- Provide the required general site information (which you can change later), as well as your login information in WordPress.
- Click the Install WordPress button. With this, your website is ready.