Can use Wordpress in PC 2 design than upload 2 server?

[Adrian]

Can we use wordpress on our computer to create webpages and later upload to the hosting server?

If yes, is it that we just download and install wordpress in our PC and can start to create our webpages. Will there be any difficulty to upload those staff from our PC to hosting server?

Thank you.

[sugiggs]

Can be done smoothly...

Dont worry..


google how to do it :-p

[Oops!]

Download LAMP bundled packages, like XAMPP.

[Adrian]

Download LAMP bundled packages, like XAMPP.

Thank you Oops!

Which XAMPP should I use. There is XAMPP for Linux and also XAMPP for windows.

My computer is using OS window XP home and the hosting that I have is Linux. So will there be any problems when i transfer and upload those completed webpages from my computer to my web host?

[Oops!]

You should use XAMPP for Windows, since you're developing things on your desktop.

Usually it should work fine, but there may be times when some codes don't work, due to OS or versions.

For example, XAMPP's MySQL and PHP is on version 5. But your hosting provider is on version 4, or even 3. That causes some problem.

Another example, if you were to use "fopen()" on a linux machine ultimately, you'll have to use directories like /home/username/public_html, et cetera. But on Windows, you'll need to use C:\Documents and Settings\Username\xxx.

Basically you just need to know how to adjust things properly using little techniques here and there.

But if you don't desperately need work offline, i'd recommend using the real environment to carry out your development, else it's quite a chore to debug later on.