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WordPress

James Ingmire
James Ingmire
11,901 Points
Posted by James Ingmire
James Ingmire
11,901 Points

How to edit a Wordpress site locally? Is there a tutorial available? Thanks.

Tying to edit a wordpress site, I have downloaded the files via ftp however when accessing threw localhost i get an error "Error establishing a database connection".

Is there a simple way around this or a tutorial I can view?

Thank you in advance.

3 Answers

Gavin Ralston
Gavin Ralston
28,770 Points
Gavin Ralston
Gavin Ralston
28,770 Points

Local Wordpress Development right here on Treehouse might be just the tutorials you're looking for.

There are a number of other tutorials available online, and just typing that plus your preferred operating system will likely provide something if you're looking for a written tutorial instead of a video guide. I've got a feeling the treehouse course there should be fine, though!

Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points
Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points

Hey! You can edit Wordpress locally by using a local server, http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to-install-wordpress-locally-for-pcwindows-with-xampp/ This is an example using Xampp but there are others like Wamp or Mamp.

Howard Slatter
Howard Slatter
8,049 Points
Howard Slatter
Howard Slatter
8,049 Points

One of the beginner php or wordpress courses show you at the start, I forget which one it was.