Download WordPress from an FTP Server and Run it in XAMPP Local Host
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This is the second part of a two-part tutorial. The first part was titled “Install and Run WordPress in XAMPP Local host.” In this article, I will detail the procedure for running your website right in your XAMPP local host. The purpose is to do on-site work on the local host so that it won't interrupt the normal website operations in your actual FTP server.
Any on-site work will be applicable, such as:
- Doing search engine optimization work.
- Improving functionality for customers by adding some new features.
- Improving the website banner and logo as well as adding new content.
- Testing a plug-in or any new scripts.
Before you can implement this daunting task, make sure you have all of the following:
- A fully running WordPress website (completely running with plug-ins) in a Linux-based Apache server.
- A fully functional WordPress MySQL database.
- FTP access to your website.
- A MySQL user name and password access.
- Access to the WordPress wp-admin dashboard panel (user name and password).
- Full access to your web hosting account.
If you are missing one or more of these requirements missing, ask your web hosting agency to provide the details. If you cannot obtain even one of those requirements, you will find it very difficult or impossible to run WordPress locally.
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