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What is the best way to install WordPress on Windows 10?

  • bikeman17

    (@bikeman17)


    3 years, 7 months ago

    After upgrading to Windows 10 I installed WordPress using XAMPP. I want to upgrade WordPress to the latest version but it seems that to do this I have to uninstall XAMPP and then reinstall the latest version, losing any settings I have made. So I have two questions:
    1. Is there a method of installing Apache, MySQL, PHP and then WordPress that allows for upgrading without having to reinstall everything and lose settings in PHP config files etc?
    2. More generally, which is the best method of installing Apache, MySQL, PHP and WordPress on Windows 10? Install components seperately?, XAMMP?, WAMP?, MAMP?, or Microsoft’s option which uses something called WebMatrix and seems to use SQL Server (https://www.microsoft.com/web/wordpress)?

    • This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by bikeman17.
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  • Vitor Madeira

    (@vitormadeira)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    What version of XAMPP do you use?

    I use the Portable XAMPP app in Windows and it works like a charm:
    https://portableapps.com/apps/development/xampp

    bikeman17

    (@bikeman17)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    XAMPP Version: 5.6.23
    What I want to do is keep both WordPress and PHP up to date in line with what’s on the live server. I am no expert so maybe I am misunderstanding something but from my online research it appears that I have to reinstall everything, after backing up WordPress sites, with every update. is this what most people do? Is it not possible to automatically update WordPress and PHP on a Windows localhost?

    Lance Howell

    (@lancehowell)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    i use Desktop Server from serverpress.com. they have an easy to install version of a local development environment. It is based on XAMPP. They install all of the pieces of XAMPP and get you up and running. I use it on Windows 10. I have had no problems. And it seems to stay up-to-date. They have a free version and a paid version. The free version is great for a small number of sites.

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