Wordpress and localhost

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You can run WordPress on your personal computer or laptop using localhost.

Discussion

None of the files in the WordPress folder have any meaning to a web browser. Most of the WordPress files are PHP files, which cannot be browsed directly.

WordPress requires a web server to function. You can then browse the web server, to see the "served up" web pages.

LAMP

Install a LAMP (software bundle) on your computer:

All LAMP bundles do essentially the same thing. Popular bundles include:

localhost

When you have your LAMP bundle installed, start the program and browse to:

Depending on your LAMP bundle, you may need to use a port number in the URL: