Note: in this example, I am using wp38 as the name for the database and folder; you can use whatever you want, just make sure there are no spaces.
With MAMP running (both servers “in the green”):
– from the MAMP panel, click Open start page
– click phpMyAdmin
– click the Databases tab
– in the Create database field, enter wp38 then Create
– create a new folder in Applications/MAMP/htdocs and name it wp38 (linda_site in your case)
– copy the contents of the ‘wordpress’ folder in the extracted WP download into this folder
– there should now be 20 items in the linda_site folder: 3 folders, 15 PHP files, 1 TXT file and 1 HTML file
– enter https://localhost:8888/linda_site to start the install
– at the first screen, click the Create Configuration File button
– at the next screen, click Let’s go!
– at the next screen enter:
— Database Name:wp38 (or whatever you named it)
— User Name:root
— Password:root
— Database Host:localhost
— Table Prefix:wp_
– click Submit
– at the next screen click Run the install
– at the next screen, fill out as required
– REMEMBER: the Username and Password you enter HERE, is for the WP Admin Log in. This is what you will use to get to the Dashboard of your WP site.
– for local installs, I un-check the Privacy option
– click Install WordPress
– at the next screen (Success!), click Log In and use the credentials you just entered.
