At last year’s WordCamp Dallas, I provided a short demonstration on creating local installations of WordPress. By local, I mean having WordPress run on your computer vs. a web server. In my particular instance, this was done using MAMP on a MacBook Pro, but in theory it can be done on any computer that’s capable of meeting the minimum WordPress requirements.
There are several advantages to this, including but not limited to:
- Testing the latest versions of WordPress before applying them to your live site
- Running a development environment, from which you might apply changes to production
- Having a portable WordPress install on a USB stick, which you can then take from client to client
All of the sessions were broadcast live and recorded. And thanks to the volunteer work of Dave Curlee in both editing and hosting, I now have that video to show you! (Thanks, Dave)
At some point in the future, I plan to turn my presentation into a comprhensive, one-stop-shop page on this site for installing WordPress locally, as there is no one best way to do it and you might benefit from seeing alternatives.
Without further ado, here is my slidedeck: Creating Local WordPress Installs
And here is my presentation. Any feedback is appreciated:
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