{"id":403,"date":"2019-05-03T05:25:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T05:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/03\/install-magento-2-on-localhost-using-xampp\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:34:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T09:04:35","slug":"install-magento-2-on-localhost-using-xampp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/install-magento-2-on-localhost-using-xampp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Magento 2 on Localhost Using XAMPP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Magento 2.4.8<\/a> comes with excellent features with better performance, security and much more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you download latest Magento version<\/a> yet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such features can be availed with the installation of Magento 2! However, the process ain’t easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No worries, here’s the stepwise method to install Magento 2 on localhost using XAMPP, which can guide even a newbie to install the latest Magento 2.4.8<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check the system requirements<\/a> before installing the latest Magento 2 version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps to Install Magento 2 on LocalHost Using XAMPP:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Download XAMPP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Download Magento setup<\/strong> from our blog on Download Magento 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Magento<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

3. Navigate to xampp\/htdocs<\/strong> and create magento<\/strong> directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"create<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

4. Extract the Magento 2.3.1<\/strong> archive in xampp\/htdocs\/magento.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Open your XAMPP Control Panel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Xampp<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

6. Click on Apache\u2019s Config<\/strong> and go to PHP (php.ini)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Search for extension=php_intl.dll<\/strong> and extension=php_xsl.dll<\/strong>, and remove the semicolon \u201c;\u201d <\/strong>at the beginning from both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"extension<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"extension<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

8. Start the Apache and MySQL services from XAMPP control panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"XAMPP<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Your screen would be as below once you\u2019ve started it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"XAMPP<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

9. Moving forward to Magento installation on XAMPP server, go to phpMyAdmin <\/strong>and create a database with the name magento2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"create<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

11. Open the web browser and explore localhost\/magento<\/strong>. Click on Agree and Setup Magento<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Implement the first step on installation “Readiness Check<\/strong>” as shown below and click “Next<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Readiness<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

12. In the “Add Database<\/strong>” step, enter the database details such as server host, username, password (establish a strong password<\/a>), name and click “Next<\/strong>“. as shown in the figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Add<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

13. In “Web Configuration<\/strong>” step, enter the store and Magento admin address. Click “Next<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"web<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

14. In the “Customize Your Store<\/strong>” step, enter the details such as time zone, currency, language and click “Next<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"customize<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

15. In the “Create Account<\/strong> ” step, configure the username, email, and password. Click “Next<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"create<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

16. Finally, the “Install” step, hit “Install Now<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Install<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

17. The process may take a while and you’d be kept awaited with this screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"install<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

18. Once the process is completed, “Agree and Setup Magento<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Agree<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

19. Check the success message<\/strong> such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Magento<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

20. Open localhost\/magento <\/strong>in the browser to see the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"localhost<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

21. Check localhost\/magento\/admin<\/strong> as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Magento<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you see a blank admin page after implementing the above steps, check our blog post on Solved: admin page blank issue<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Wishes For Your Magento 2 Journey <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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