1. Download and install XAMPP: Go to the Apache Friends website and download XAMPP. Follow the installation instructions to install XAMPP on your computer.

2.Start Apache and MySQL: Open the XAMPP control panel and start Apache and MySQL.

3.Download WordPress: Go to WordPress.org and download the latest version of WordPress.

4.Extract WordPress: Extract the WordPress zip file to the “htdocs” folder in your XAMPP installation directory. The “htdocs” folder is where you will store your website files.

To install WordPress on your local machine using XAMPP, you can follow these steps:

5.Create a MySQL database: Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/. Click on the “Databases” tab and create a new database for your WordPress site.

6Configure WordPress: In the “htdocs” folder, find the “wp-config-sample.php” file and rename it to “wp-config.php”. Open the “wp-config.php” file and update the database name, username, and password to match the MySQL database you created in step 5.

7.Install WordPress: Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/wordpress/. Follow the on-screen instructions to install WordPress.

8.Log in to WordPress: Once WordPress is installed, you can log in to the WordPress dashboard by going to http://localhost/wordpress/wp-login.php. Use the username and password you set up during the installation process.

That’s it! You can now start customizing your WordPress site on your local machine.