Title: Local installation errors
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Local installation errors

 *  Resolved [boglioh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boglioh/)
 * (@boglioh)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-installation-errors/)
 * I’m trying to install WordPress locally so I can get my head around it before
   installing it on a web host. I’m running XAMPP locally. My testing server is 
   running OK because I’ve been able to execute simple PHP in a few html files, 
   and I’ve successfully created my database.
 * I get to /wp-admin/install.php, having successfully executed the previous instructional
   steps, and enter my blog title and email address. After I click “Install” I’m
   taken to a second page which appears as thus in my address bar: [http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php?step=2](http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php?step=2).
   All that’s on the page is the WordPress logo in a header and nothing else. There’s
   nothing else in the source of this page, either. When I plod along to wp-login.
   php I’m met with a bunch of scary code in the browser. I didn’t bother looking
   at the source for this page, such was my terror.
 * Any ideas? I’m a massive fan of the WP philosophy and I’d love to get this running
   smoothly so I can help spread the love.

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-installation-errors/#post-1230465)
 * review this
    [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/)
 *  Thread Starter [boglioh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boglioh/)
 * (@boglioh)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-installation-errors/#post-1230720)
 * Many thanks samboll.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 2 replies
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 * Last reply from: [boglioh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boglioh/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-installation-errors/#post-1230720)
 * Status: resolved

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