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WordPress test server using an old computer

by Roberto Fernandez Larsson 3 Comments

If you’re going to do any serious work with WordPress, you don’t want to use your live website to try new things.  You will need to have a WordPress installation somewhere that you can use as a testing site.

Screenshot of Apache Friends XAMPP site
Screenshot of Apache Friends XAMPP site

There you will be able to test different themes, plugins, landing pages, and anything else you want to test before you put it in your live site(s). Here I am going to show you how to set up a test server using an old computer or laptop.

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I am Roberto Fernandez Larsson and I created this site to discuss and blog about all matters related to WordPress, the premier content management system.

I was a research scientist in academia for many years and later a science writer/editor and I have been playing with and designing websites for over two decades.

I have worked with WordPress for several years and come to recognize its value as a complete website solution.

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