- Download and install WordPress
- Go to wordpress.org/download
- Transfer the WordPress files to your local host
- Open MAMP and turn on the servers
- Go to Applications/MAMP/htdocs
- Create a new folder called ‘My WordPress’ and transfer the downloaded files into this folder
- Create database
- In your browser, go to localhost/phpMyAdmin
- Open the ‘database’ tab and create a new database.
- New User
- Still in PhpMyAdmin open the database you just created
Make sure you have selected the correct database as this
- Open the ‘privileges’ tab
- Click ‘add user’ and enter your information
- Make sure ‘localhost’ is selected in the host dropdown box
- Once information is inputted click ‘go’
- Accessing wordpress
- In your browser search for ‘example.ld’
- And then follow the instructions to install WordPress