Title: Trial Version Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Trial Version * [tvgirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tvgirl/) * (@tvgirl) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/) * I have a homebuilt website and want to upgrade it to something that looks a bit more professional. Someone suggested WordPress and I agree the websites created with it look great – so far so good. * The problem I have is that I want to make sure it is going to work for me with my level (low!) of understanding etc but to use it I need to pay my webhost for the SQL database. Is there anyway to have a play around without paying for the SQL database until I know it is going to work for me? As it’s an annual fee, I’d rather, for example, make sure that if I need new artwork creating etc, I can do all of that before I start paying for the database. * Any suggestions? I’m finding the whole thing a bit difficult to follow :S * Thanks Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/page/2/?output_format=md) * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731275) * Install WordPress locally–XAMPP is a good environment [http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html](http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html) * See [Installing WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Installing_WordPress_on_your_own_Computer) * Thread Starter [tvgirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tvgirl/) * (@tvgirl) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731418) * Help – I am completely lost! I went to the installing WordPress page and followed the links to install WPI but that didn’t work properly as apparently I need the Windows XP disc and I can’t find it. I’ve tried the apache friends one and it has apparently downloaded but I just keep getting messages saying it is not a trusted site and I can’t work out what on earth I am supposed to do next anyway. * Please help – I thought wordpress was meant to be easy but it is driving me nuts!! * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731421) * If you host doesn’t offer a 1-click install of WordPress then think about using [http://wordpress.com](http://wordpress.com) to see how WordPress works. * Thread Starter [tvgirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tvgirl/) * (@tvgirl) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731424) * I’ve looked at wordpress.com, but unfortunately it won’t help me work out whether I can build a website for my business with it. * I’ve managed to get the WPI installed but when I get to installing wordpress it gets stuck saying that it cannot access the database. I am only given the option of MySQL in the drop down menu and I am saying it is a local host. I have mySQL v 5.1 installed on my pc. * I just want to be able to play around with this a bit to see what I can do with it and without anyone else seeing my efforts at the moment. * I’m running Windows XP Professional * Thanks * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731434) * On my xampp install, the MySQL database is on ‘localhost’. * [http://www.google.com/search?q=installing+xampp+to+run+wordpress](http://www.google.com/search?q=installing+xampp+to+run+wordpress) * Thread Starter [tvgirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tvgirl/) * (@tvgirl) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731445) * I don’t have xampp installed any more – just the WPI from the links on this site which is meant to install WordPress but it won’t because it says it can’t access the database. * Thanks * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731454) * Try using [EasyPHP](http://www.easyphp.org/) instead. * Thread Starter [tvgirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tvgirl/) * (@tvgirl) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731496) * Okay, I think I need help in words of one syllable. I have tried installing easyphp, which seems to have worked, but half the menu options are greyed out meaning I cannot click on them and when I try to install wordpress I get a differenet fault message – now saying the root@localhost is denied access. * So starting from the beginning, all I want to do is download a version of wordpress onto my pc which I can then play around with to build a website. I do not want this to be viewable by anyone else and I do not want my current website to be affected by it while I try to build a new website. If I am able to build a website I like with wordpress I then want to upload it to my webhost so that other can access it too. * So, in words of one syllable, what should I do? It is driving me absolutely insane and to be honest have never come across a website which has so little information on how to install the software and how to use it once it’s installed! * Please help before I shoot myself! * Thank you * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731508) * WordPress requires a web-server, PHP, and MySQL. So to do that you need to install a package like XAMPP or EasyPHP. Once those are working you can install WordPress. * You might also consider finding a host that already supports WordPress with a one-click install and doesn’t over-charge to use MySQL. * Thread Starter [tvgirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tvgirl/) * (@tvgirl) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731512) * I’ve installed xampp twice, easyphp once and xampplite once. They seem to install okay but then I can’t install wordpress or I can’t access the xampp homepage or when I do then I can’t access myphpadmin to set up my databases. I’ve googled it and found step-by-step instructions, but they don’t help with what do if you hit a snag. * It seems that I have Microsoft, so I did find a workaround for that – but it doesn’t work. * Driving me mad – so much for being easy to use. * Obviously time to call it a day and look elsewhere for web building tools. * :o( * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731520) * Did you manage to set up a database and a user with all privileges via EasyPHP/ PhpMyadmin? I’ve just set up EasyPHP on a new Win7 machine, so the steps you need to go through are still pretty fresh in my mind. * Thread Starter [tvgirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tvgirl/) * (@tvgirl) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731522) * No – I’ve not managed to get anywhere!! * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731523) * Is EasyPHP installed & running? * Thread Starter [tvgirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tvgirl/) * (@tvgirl) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731524) * not anymore. I REALLY struggled with easy php when I tried it yesterday and have been trying xampp today instead. * [Blender3D](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blender3d/) * (@blender3d) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/#post-1731533) * What OS are you running? * I’ve been running XAMPP for Windows (I use Linux) for a year now, and it works right out of the box. I had some trouble with it in the beginning, but the problems were OS-related (as Windows is a terrible server OS. There are 30MB Linux distros that work better than any Windows install). * To install it, all you have to do is get PHPMyAdmin (web-based MySQL manager) and create a database called ‘WordPress’. The default login username is ‘root’, and the password can be set here (assuming XAMPP Full is installed): [http://localhost/security/](http://localhost/security/). * All you do next is just unzip WordPress, type in your PHPMyAdmin credentials ( which are your MySQL database credentials), and you are good to go. * BTW, what is greyed out in XAMPP? If you have lite (as I do) version, you can install PHPMyAdmin from the ZIP file, just like WordPress. * Post back if anything works/fails, as I bet others will have the exact same problem… Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Trial Version’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 16 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [obscure](https://wordpress.org/support/users/obscure/) * Last activity: [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trial-version/page/2/#post-1731536) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics