Download XAMPP for Windows.
Install XAMPP.
Select components to install.
Choose a folder to install XAMPP.
Click Finish on the Setup Wizard.
Click the start button on Apache and MySQL.
Click the Admin option to open phpMyAdmin database dashboard.
Select New on the left pane, enter a database name (i.e. huntpctutorial), then click Create.
Download WordPress then extract the file.
Rename the wordpress folder to the same name as your database (i.e. huntpctutorial).
Cut and paste the renames wordpress folder (i.e. huntpctutorial) to xampp>htdocs folder.
Open your browser and type localhost/yoursite (i.e. localhost/huntpctutorial) then select your language and click Continue.
Click Let’s Go.
Enter your database name (i.e. huntpctutorial) and enter root for the Username. Leave the password empty then click Submit.
Click Run the installation.
Enter your site title, user name, password, and email address then click Install WordPress.
Click Login.
Enter your user name and password then click Login.
You can now customize your site.
