Title: wordpress beginner Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # wordpress beginner * [bakhtawar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bakhtawar/) * (@bakhtawar) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/) * HI i am very new in wordpress and want to learn wordpress .. i install xampp server and also download wordpress but i dont know how to start * anyone help me… Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/page/2/?output_format=md) * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768295) * Lots of good info here: * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress](https://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress) * Also: * [http://wordpress.tv/](http://wordpress.tv/) * Thread Starter [bakhtawar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bakhtawar/) * (@bakhtawar) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768298) * i also see 1st link but this is very complicated and * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768300) * Yes, it’s a lot of new info, but like most things, you have to start somewhere. Many people started out where you are and are now very good with WP. Maybe try YouTube too – there are LOTS of videos about how to use WordPress. * [Keith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keithdriscoll/) * (@keithdriscoll) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768309) * Just to piggyback off of what [@wpyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) said, here are a couple of more resources specific to XAMPP / WordPress. * A YouTube vid [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_Q3V1QSdg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_Q3V1QSdg). I haven’t watched it but it seems to have good ratings. * Also, here is a blog article [http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to-install-wordpress-locally-for-pcwindows-with-xampp/](http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to-install-wordpress-locally-for-pcwindows-with-xampp/) * Good luck and don’t give up 🙂 * Thread Starter [bakhtawar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bakhtawar/) * (@bakhtawar) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768325) * [@keith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keith/) thanku for your reply the second link which is helpful for me and i follow instruction but here is problem occur. when i edit wp-config file e.g. `// ** MySQL settings – You can get this info from your web host ** // /** The name of the database for WordPress */ define(‘ DB_NAME’, ‘wp’); * /** MySQL database username */ define(‘DB_USER’, ‘root’); * /** MySQL database password */ define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ”); * /** MySQL hostname */ define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); * and after that when i open [http://localhost/wp/](http://localhost/wp/) it shows me error * image link [](http://oi62.tinypic.com/snotxj.jpg) * will you please tell me how i resolve this * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768329) * If you are installing on Localhost, I’d suggest starting a new thread in this forum: * [https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs) * [Keith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keithdriscoll/) * (@keithdriscoll) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768330) * Well, I’m a little confused. According to your screenshot you are running IIS( Microsoft’s web server) and what we’ve been discussing is XAMPP (Apache web server). Have you ever installed or tried to install any Microsoft web server software? * [Senff – a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/senff/) * (@senff) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768358) * Turn off Microsoft IIS server, so that XAMPP will be the webserver you’re using. * Thread Starter [bakhtawar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bakhtawar/) * (@bakhtawar) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768463) * [@mark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mark/) senff how to turn off Microsoft IIS server * Thread Starter [bakhtawar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bakhtawar/) * (@bakhtawar) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768527) * ok now i stop iis but when i try to open this [http://localhost/wp/](http://localhost/wp/) it shows me error * [image](http://oi62.tinypic.com/2dc7rdk.jpg) * [Keith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keithdriscoll/) * (@keithdriscoll) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768528) * Try typing `http://localhost/` (without the /wp as above) into your browsers address bar. You should see the XAMPP start page. If you do not then XAMPP is not configured properly. * Thread Starter [bakhtawar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bakhtawar/) * (@bakhtawar) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768530) * but when i open this link [http://localhost:8080/xampp/](http://localhost:8080/xampp/) it shows me this xampp page [xampp](http://oi60.tinypic.com/2evyidu.jpg) but when i open this link [http://localhost/](http://localhost/) it shows me above same error …. * ``` Not Found HTTP Error 404. The requested resource is not found. ``` * [Keith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keithdriscoll/) * (@keithdriscoll) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768532) * This is probably because XAMPP was installed after IIS and was configured to port 8080. Try changing the XAMPP apache port to it’s default of 80. Here are some simple instructions to do so [https://awaissoftnews.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/how-to-change-the-apache-port-in-xampp/](https://awaissoftnews.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/how-to-change-the-apache-port-in-xampp/) * Thread Starter [bakhtawar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bakhtawar/) * (@bakhtawar) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768534) * but when i click netstat button it shows me port 80 on system.. * Thread Starter [bakhtawar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bakhtawar/) * (@bakhtawar) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/#post-5768536) * see this [image](http://oi60.tinypic.com/a2wzmv.jpg) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘wordpress beginner’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [website](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/website/) * In: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/) * 16 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [bakhtawar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bakhtawar/) * Last activity: [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-beginner-3/page/2/#post-5768568) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics