How to Install WordPress on Local Computer Easily With ServerPress / WordPress

To develop WordPress locally in our computer, we need a local server with Apache and MySQL installed in our computer. The easiest way to get these is to install a packaged application, like WAMP for Windows and MAMP for OSX.

However, installing WordPress inside of it is less straightforward. First, we need to put the WordPress files in their respective folder, usually named htdocscreate a database for it, enter the information needed to connect WordPress to the database, and set a user account before we can finally run the site.

Combine it with setting up a virtual host and the number of WordPress sites you have to deal with and the process is bound to get even more complicated. If you find yourself in this situation, you might want to try out an app called ServerPress.

Using ServerPress

ServerPress is a local server application built specifically for WordPress development, as well as bbPress and BuddyPress. It comes with a feature that allows us to install WordPress faster than initially. It is available for Windows and OSX; Get the installer here and follow the instructions according to your operating system.

Once the Web and Database services (Apache, MySQL) are running, we are ready to install WordPress.

Install WordPress

Before proceeding, please note that if you are using Pow, you may need to deactivate or uninstall it to avoid conflicts, as both Pow and ServerPress use .nhà phát triển Domain.

To create a new WordPress project, select Create a new development site.

Set a domain name for your website and choose the version of WordPress you want to install. In the “Root” section you can see where the page will be installed.

Click the Next button. ServerPress will set up the necessary stuff (tables, hostnames, virtualhosts, etc.) automatically. Follow the next step to create an Admin user for your site.

Your new website is complete.

Moving and changing domain names

With ServerPress you can also change or clone your existing websites with another domain name, it only takes a few clicks.

Select Delete, copy or move an existing web page.

Choose your website and choose whether you want Copy, Moveor Remover it In this case, as you can see from the screenshot below, I want to migrate my site; put it under a new domain.

Set your new website domain name. Then in Original website section, you can also specify a folder location for the site. Click the Next button. It will take care of everything. And we’re done.

Final thoughts

If you don’t want a messy and complicated way to set up WordPress and virtualhost, ServerPress can be a good choice. With it, you can have it up and running in just a few clicks. Give it a try.