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How to set up a local Wordpress site?

rated 0 times [ 8] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 5117 / 2 Years ago, tue, january 11, 2022, 1:31:41

I want to create a site based on Wordpress that is only accessible from my own machine (localhost). In other words, I do not want my computer to be a server. I just want it to have all the files necessary for a website in /var/www/, so that I can later copy-paste those files an another machine which will be a server.

Therefore I installed the wordpress package and I am about to install a graphical interface to manage the files. What should I do? Do I need somthing called LAMP?

I have seen this question on WordPress Answers, but I wonder if someone could provide instructions that are more Ubuntu specific or easier to follow, especially if they are relevant to the Unity interface.

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answered 2 Years ago wheance · Accepted Answer

You can use sudo tasksel to install a local LAMP server.

After selecting LAMP you can install it (you may need to scroll down the list to find the 'OK' button) and while installing, tasksel will ask you for the password for the MySQL installation (which is very important not to forget!).

Then you can open your browser and type http://localhost and you should see It works.