How to Install Magento 2 on Wamp Windows

Hello folks, I am explaining you, if you are looking how to install Magento 2 version(2.3.0) so this post is very useful for you. here you need to have Wamp server installed in localhost and Magento 2.3.0 that requires for PHP(7.2). I am giving you some scratch and step by step process for how to install Magento 2.3.0 in localhost Windows system.

Download Magento 2 latest version –

You can download latest Magento version from this url https://github.com/magento/magento2/releases .

Check PHP Version –

firstly you need to check/set PHP version according to installing magento 2 version. its for you information Magento 2.3.0 supporting PHP 7.2

Create Database –

you need to create database in localhost server. go to this url http://localhost/phpmyadmin loggedin with database user credential and create one database. I creating database called magento230

Extract Magento 2 zip file-

after downloading, you need to extract the zip file and put to F:\wamp\www\magento230. Example you have created folder magento230 in F:\wamp\www. I am using the path for Wamp server. I considered you already having Wamp server installed in localhost system.

Installation Magento 2 –

in installing process you need to run folder name with localhost like http://localhost/magento230 .
if you are getting error like so i am attaching htaccess file you need to put current htaccess file in backup and use/put this htaccess file https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oy0iZOSLo4rkPzs4_SiWG1FlHfQjIrgi/view in magento230 setup folder.

Error –

and then try again to run http://localhost/magento230 then i can see installation wizard page.

when you see wizard setup page then you need to click on Agree and Setup Magento button. so installation process will take some more steps to install. then i can see next step called Readiness.

you need to click on Start Readiness Check button so it will check system requirement and localhost server requires services. after Readiness Check it will give result with success.

after Readiness check you need to click on Next button. after that you will see Step 2: Add a Database you need to put credential like database name, database username, database password and table prefix.

after put information click on Next then it will goes to Next step. it will have some admin url setting(Magento Admin Address). you can change admin url as well here.

after put information click on Next you will goes to next step. it will have some setting like Timezone, Currrency, Language . you can change it as per your requirement. also it have some module predefined installed setting. if you don’t want any module you can uncheck it.

after set this information click on Next button then it will goes to next step.

in this step is create admin account you need to create one admin account its required. put informamtion like Username, Email, Password, Confirm Password. and then click on Next button.

after that, you will get last step called Install, you need to click on Install Now button then it will start process for installtion file/setup.

it will take some times to install packages/extension in localhost server.