After installing XAMPP, you need to create a database. This database will be used by WordPress to store data in your blog.

Here’s how to create the database:

  • Run XAMPP and activate (start) Apache and MySql. Then run a browser and type http://localhost. XAMPP for Windows will appear and click [phpMyAdmin] – see the menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
  • In the next screen, fill in the name of the database, in this case “wordpress”, and click [Create].

Create database

  • “wordpress” database have been created. Click [Privilege]. As seen in the screen that database user is “root”.

Database created

  • At this point you have created a database called “wordpress” with the username “root” and no password. This information will be used to install WordPress later on. Now close your browser.

And now you are ready to install WordPress. (See next article: Install WordPress on Your PC part 4.)

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