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I’m not sure what you mean by “local”. If you’re referring to “Local WP” (from here: https://localwp.com/), that’s definitely an alternative to the XAMPP approach you described earlier in this topic...
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Isn’t Local the same company as wordpress? I think it finished installing WP when I installed it.
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WordPress is not a company but a piece of software. You are currently trying to install it locally on your computer. There are, of course, companies that can help you with this. WP Engine has created...
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I think I now have it installed. How do I run it locally?
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Unfortunately, you didn’t write what you ultimately installed. When using XAMPP, calling up http://localhost should bring up the website. I think it’s similar with localwp; there should be a link...
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Doing that brings up a Welcome t o zamp site
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Zamp? Do you mean XAMPP? If you want to use localwp, you probably can’t have XAMPP activated at the same time. Deactivate XAMPP so that you can access localwp. However, if you want to use XAMPP, you...
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I am just trying to use wordpress locally. I don’t care about the rest of it.
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To be honest, I don’t know how else to help you with this. Your questions and requests for advice are met with strange answers. If you want to use WordPress locally, follow the instructions you posted...
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