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One such project is XAMPP… XAMPP is usually a completely free, an easy task to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl.

This brief tutorial shows students and new users the way to install WordPress with Apache2, MariaDB and PHP on Microsoft Windows 10 or Server computers…

To get Windows on Windows, stick to the steps below:

Step 1: Download XAMPP Package

To get XAMPP attached with Windows, visit Apache Friends website and download the Windows version

Step 2: Install XAMPP

After downloading the Windows version, you need to be prompted install the package… You’ll need to set up with Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl as shown within the image below… Complete set up . and continue to the subsequent step…

Accept the default installation directory: C:xampp

Step 3: Configure XAMPP

Now which the package is installed, open XAMPP you need to up Apache and MySQL services as shown within the image below…

After starting Apache2 and MySQL, these servers needs to be running… to evaluate whether Apache is running, open Internet Explorer within the host machine and type the URL below:

http://locahost

This should raise up Apache XAMPP default page…

To validate that MariaDB is installed and functioning, open the Shell command prompt around the right of XAMPP Control Panel.. This should launch the command shell… then type the commands below:

mysql

This in case you onto MariaDB database server..

To secure MariaDB database server, open the Shell command windows again, then type the commands below…

perlbinperl.exe mysqlbinmysql_secure_installation.pl

When prompted, answer the questions below using the guide.

• Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter



• Set root password? [Y/n]: Y



• New password: Enter password



• Re-enter new password: Repeat password



• Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y



• Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y



• Remove test database and entry to it? [Y/n]: Y



• Reload privilege tables now?