Wordpress Download [patched] Xampp May 2026

Select Components: You will see a list of components like FileZilla, Mercury, and Tomcat. For WordPress, you only strictly need Apache and MySQL. You can leave the rest checked or uncheck them to save space.

Finish Installation: Click through the remaining prompts and hit Finish. Phase 2: Start the XAMPP Modules Once installed, you need to turn the server on. Open the XAMPP Control Panel. Click Start next to Apache. Click Start next to MySQL.

This is the final step where you link the software to your database.

Navigate to your XAMPP installation folder (usually C:\xampp). Open the htdocs folder.

Enter a name for your database (e.g., local_db) and click Create.