# How to Install Wordpress 5.6 on Locally via Xampp

- Download and install and setup your xampp by following below instructions from Apache friends

https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html

- Open xammp and Turn on Apache and MySQL

- Go to http://localhost/dashboard/
 
- You should see a page like this


![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1625035387878/rZ2XDMqF2.png)

- Go to your xammp installation folder - eg D/xammp/htdocs

- Then go to htdocs folder

![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1625035470820/N5Zpay0Cz.png)

- Create a new folder named wordpress5.6

- Download wordpress and extract files from below link

- https://wordpress.org/download/

- Copy wordpress files and put into the xammp/htdocs/wordpress5.6 folder so looks like below

![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1625035567958/Bp2-g0UCuX.png)

- Go to phpMyAdmin to create a new database

- http://localhost/phpmyadmin/

- Click new

- Fill databasename= wordpress5.6

- Click create

![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1625035644017/tH0Y2Ej3s.png)

- Open your wordpress installation in browser

- http://localhost/wordpress5.6/

- You should see below

![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1625035683632/hJvnngmJ3.png)

- Go through instructions

- Database Name: wordpress5.6
- Username: root
- Password: “leave blank”
- Database Host: localhost

- After installation your site will be completed installation!

- Login with your wordpress user and password

![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1625035737290/7qzv5Vhdw.png)

Post a comment if this worked for you!

If it didn't post a comment and I will get back to you

Happy Coding :)
Asrin

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