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How To Install Magento 2 On A Localhost Using XAMPP

This document provides steps to install Magento 2 on a local host using XAMPP. It first lists prerequisites including having XAMPP installed with PHP, Apache, and MySQL. It then outlines steps to set up the stage by starting XAMPP services, extract Magento files, and install Composer for dependency management. Further steps include creating a database, running Composer install, and configuring the Magento installation process by providing site details and admin credentials. Once installed, the front-end store and back-end admin area can be accessed locally.

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How To Install Magento 2 On A Localhost Using XAMPP

This document provides steps to install Magento 2 on a local host using XAMPP. It first lists prerequisites including having XAMPP installed with PHP, Apache, and MySQL. It then outlines steps to set up the stage by starting XAMPP services, extract Magento files, and install Composer for dependency management. Further steps include creating a database, running Composer install, and configuring the Magento installation process by providing site details and admin credentials. Once installed, the front-end store and back-end admin area can be accessed locally.

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How to Install

Magento 2 on a
Localhost Using
XAMPP

Written bynathan_mb
Posted onAug. 20, 2018
  
Introduction
Magento is a robust e-commerce platform that offers a plethora of
incredible features. It's a powerful e-commerce content
management system that supports hundreds of thousands of
online stores across the web. Every time a new version of this
platform pops up, many people grab the opportunity and rush to
install it on web hosting providers or localhost.

Installing Magento 2 on a local host can be a daunting experience


for developers as it presents numerous hurdles. It requires a lot of
tweaking and server configurations as well as the tiresome setup
of the composer. One way of evading these complexities when
installing Magento 2 on your localhost, is the use of XAMPP. The
Cross-platform, Apache, MariaDB, PHP and Perl (XAMPP)  is a free
and open-source Apache distribution that contains PHP, MariaDB
database, and Perl. It is an easy-to-install, platform-agonistic web
server solution pack that makes it easy for users to craft local web
servers for deployment purposes.
This tutorial will help you Install Magento 2 on a local host using
XAMPP.

Ready? Let’s get started!

Prerequisites
Before we proceed, make sure you have the following:

 XAMPP installed in your PC


 Magento 2 Downloaded
Besides, Magento 2 installation requires the following:

 PHP 5.5x or 5.6x


 Apache 2.2 or 2.4
 MySQL 5.6x
If you have all the above requirements in place, let's proceed with
the installation.

Step 1- Setting The Stage


 Open XAMPP server and start
both MySQL and Apache applications. The background color of
these services will be green when they open successfully.
 Extract your Magento 2 files in the htdocs folder of your
XAMPP server.

Step 2 - Installing The


Composer
Our Magento 2 installation will be facilitated by the composer. The
composer makes it easy to manage the core Magento attributes
including its extensions, their dependencies, as well as the entire
Magento system. Its an incredible tool built for effective
dependency management in PHP. The tool enables you to declare
the libraries to be leveraged by the project and controls
install/update aspects for you.

 To install and configure the composer, first download, then


run composer-setup.exe.This will automatically install the latest
version of composer and create the PATH to help you call
“composer “ from any directory in the command line.
 This will take you to a new page. Select Install Shell
Menus and click Next.
 Next, the installation will need a php.exe path to continue
the setup. Click Browse to provide the directory of the folder
containing the php.exe.

 Select the php.exe folder, and click Open to continue.


 Click Install in the subsequent window to kickstart the
installation.
 Next, click Install to finalize the installation.

 That's it! The composer is fully installed but not enabled. To


enable the extension, uncomment the
line “extension=php_intl.dll” and remove the semicolon from
the start of that line. Restart your XAMMP server.
 Next, locate the Magento 2 folder in the htdocs folder.
Long press the shift key, right click, then select Open
command window here. This will open the command prompt
on location.
 Run the command “composer install” in the command
prompt to install your Magento 2 application on the localhost.
Note: If the command prompt gives the error below, locate the
Magento 2 directory, right-click the composer.lock file then
select composer update.
This will give you the desired results

 Get verified developer’s username and password from


Magento.com, then click MyAccount. Under the developer
tab, select Secure Keys, to generate the authentication keys.
 The Public key is the Username whereas the Private key is
the password. Next fashion an empty database featuring the
correct permissions in phpmyadmin.

Step 3 - Installing Magento 2


 Enter the Magento 2 URL with the prefix localhost. For
example; localhost/magento2-developer/setup*/landing and
click Enter. This will take you to a new page, click Agree and
Setup Magento to continue.

 This will take you to the Magento Installer page. Click Start


Readiness Check to initiate the installation.

This will prompt the installer to check the installation environment


for readiness. Once the check is complete, click Next to proceed.
 Enter the correct Database credentials that you created in
the previous step, then click Next to continue.
 Next, enter the web configuration details such as admin
URL, store URL, https option, and Apache rewrites, then
click Next.

 The next step is Customizing your store. Here you will be


required to set the Currency, Timezone, and language
 The next step is Creating Admin Account. Enter the back-
end admin credentials including email, Username, and
password to complete the account setup, then click Next

 By now, you Magento 2 application is ready for installation


on your localhost. Click Install Now to implement the platform.
This will start the installation

CAUTION: Do not close the browser until the setup is 100%


complete.
 Once the installation is complete, you’ll get the following
success page. Click Launch Magento Admin to log in to the
backend.

 Enter the admin credentials, and click Sign In.


 Give it time, then open the homepage
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Magento 2 on
localhost using XAMPP. You can now access the admin area and
the front-end of your store to explore the exciting features of
Magento 2.

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