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Setting up a local web server for WordPress

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This document discusses setting up a local web server on your computer to test WordPress plugins and themes without needing a public server. It explains that a local web server requires a web server like Apache or Nginx, a programming language like PHP, and a database like MySQL. Stacks like WAMP, LAMP, and MAMP bundle these components together for easy installation on Windows, Linux, and Mac computers respectively.

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“Setting Up a Local Web Server - For WordPress” WordCamp Ottawa June 19th, 2016 Get your laptops ready…
© 2016 Rick Radko, r3df.com Setting up a local web server Why do we need a local web server?  To run WordPress on your laptop (or pc). Why run WordPress on your laptop?  Test new plugins and themes.  Play with WordPress without the need for a public server.  Website development. 1
© 2016 Rick Radko, r3df.com What is a local web server? A local web server:  Is a web server installed on your own computer.  Generally they are not public. A web server  Is a collection of software needed to respond to browser requests.  The software needed depends on what the web application is. 2
© 2016 Rick Radko, r3df.com What is a local web server? For a webserver that runs WordPress, we need:  Web Server  Apache or Nginx (or others like IIS)  Programming language  PHP (there are others, Perl, Python, Ruby, Java)  Database  MySQL or MariaDB (there are others) 3
© 2016 Rick Radko, r3df.com How do you get all that on your computer? Stacks! WAMP Stack  Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP LAMP Stack  Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP MAMP Stack  Mac, Apache, MySQL, PHP 4
© 2016 Rick Radko, r3df.com Some stacks All platforms:  BitNami: bitnami.org  XAMPP: apachefriends.org Windows only:  WampServer: wampserver.com Mac & Windows:  MAMP: mamp.info 5

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Setting up a local web server for WordPress

  • 1. “Setting Up a Local Web Server - For WordPress” WordCamp Ottawa June 19th, 2016 Get your laptops ready…
  • 2. © 2016 Rick Radko, r3df.com Setting up a local web server Why do we need a local web server?  To run WordPress on your laptop (or pc). Why run WordPress on your laptop?  Test new plugins and themes.  Play with WordPress without the need for a public server.  Website development. 1
  • 3. © 2016 Rick Radko, r3df.com What is a local web server? A local web server:  Is a web server installed on your own computer.  Generally they are not public. A web server  Is a collection of software needed to respond to browser requests.  The software needed depends on what the web application is. 2
  • 4. © 2016 Rick Radko, r3df.com What is a local web server? For a webserver that runs WordPress, we need:  Web Server  Apache or Nginx (or others like IIS)  Programming language  PHP (there are others, Perl, Python, Ruby, Java)  Database  MySQL or MariaDB (there are others) 3
  • 5. © 2016 Rick Radko, r3df.com How do you get all that on your computer? Stacks! WAMP Stack  Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP LAMP Stack  Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP MAMP Stack  Mac, Apache, MySQL, PHP 4
  • 6. © 2016 Rick Radko, r3df.com Some stacks All platforms:  BitNami: bitnami.org  XAMPP: apachefriends.org Windows only:  WampServer: wampserver.com Mac & Windows:  MAMP: mamp.info 5