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Figure 11.14
Start the Apache Web Server and MySQL database
services in Windows through the XAMPP Control
Panel.
5. Start the Apache server by clicking the Start button associated with it. Windows Vista and 7
users might see a User Account Control dialog box asking if you really want to install this appli-
cation; click Yes. When it starts, the Control Panel will say it's running, and the Admin button
will be active.
6. Start MySQL the same way. The shell-like status window at the bottom of the Control Panel will
also indicate that each service started.
7. Open a browser and type http://localhost/xampp in the address bar. If Apache is running, you'll
first be asked to define your language, and then (if you select English) the screen will look like
Figure 11.15.
8. Open phpMyAdmin to create and configure the database.
Go back to the XAMPP Control Panel. Click Admin next to
MySQL to launch phpMyAdmin or click phpMyAdmin in
the Tools section from the XAMPP admin page shown in
Figure 11.15. This application serves as a graphical front
end to the MySQL command-line administrative tool. It's
written in the PHP scripting language, as is WordPress.
note
You can also open this screen in
your default browser by clicking
Admin next to Apache from the
XAMPP Control Panel.
The remaining steps should mirror the database creation steps in the earlier section “Preparing
for the Five-Minute Hosted WordPress Installation.”
9. Go to the Privileges tab. Click Add a New User.
10. In the User Name field, type WordPress (or some other name; see the earlier tip on database
user naming) . Under Host, use Local. Type a password or use Generate Password (for a more
secure, if less memorable, password).
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