installing Wordpress on my drive

[zoran]

How can i install WordPress on my hard drive? I dont want to use any hosting. For starters i just need it there for educational purposes ;-)

 

[Boyd01]

Have a look at MAMP. Have been using it for a few years and it's great, the free version will probably do everything you need, although I have the Pro version. I have a few wordpress sites but haven't bothered to install it on my Mac, I only use the MAMP web server for developing javascript/html/css.

This may help:

Installing WordPress Locally on Your Mac With MAMP « WordPress Codex

Blog Tool and Publishing Platform

codex.wordpress.org

 

[Michael Scrip]

I've used InstantWP on Windows.

They also have a MacOS version...

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[zoran]

...the free version will probably do everything you need, although I have the Pro version.

Can you tell me briefly what are the differences between the Free and the Pro version?

 

[Boyd01]

Sorry, I really don't know all the differences but suspect you can find the answer on their site. One major difference is that you can install multiple sites with different roots on the pro version. But that isn't really such a big deal.

 

[zoran]

Sorry, I really don't know all the differences but suspect you can find the answer on their site. One major difference is that you can install multiple sites with different roots on the pro version. But that isn't really such a big deal.

Yeah i totally agree with you on this 👍

 

[Boyd01]

I think the pro version also has some wordpress-specific things, like copying whole sites, etc. I thought that would be useful but ended up not using it.

 

[zoran]

When i try to download MAMP from their page, it seems thats theres only the PRO version available for download. Am i doing something wrong?

 

[Boyd01]

Sorry, it's been awhile since I used the free version. Is there actually a difference though? It may be the same software but you need to register in order to unlock some features. Maybe contact them if you can't find the answer on their site?

BTW, found this version comparison on their site

MAMP PRO & MAMP Comparison Matrix

www.mamp.info

 

[zoran]

Can somebody help? I have installed MAMP on HighSierra and downloaded WPress 5.6. Ive opened and unzipped the WPress file. Many php WP files are located in the unzipped WPress folder... what should i do now?