What is Localhost?

This is a service offered by applications such as XAMP, MAMP among others, which allows you to simulate all the conditions of a real server. To do this, use the resources of the computer to install packages of PHP and MySQL. Precisely, all these tools in the webserver allow WordPress to work. This local server is ideal for testing plugins and themes, as it offers a development environment almost identical to a real server. Also, it’s a great idea to test WordPress before publishing it on the website.

How to reset the password at the Localhost.

Under real server conditions, WordPress allows you to reset your password using your registered email. Since it is enough to enter the mail so that the system sends a link to be able to recover it. However, in a local server environment, this solution is not possible. Since the mail function is disabled. That is, the system does not send the recovery email. Of course, it is possible to enable this function by editing some lines of code. However, today I propose an alternative solution.

How to recover your password on Localhost using phpMyAdmin.

When you install a local web server, another server called PhpMyAdmin is also installed. In effect, this is used to manage, modify, create, or delete databases. In fact, from this section, the MySQL system is used to create the database for WordPress. Well, the first thing you have to do is check which is the database created for WordPress. With this intention, check the file wp-config.php. There is the name of the database used.

Then, you just need to log in to the phpMyAdmin server. Once there, please click on the WordPress database.

Immediately all the tables in the database will be displayed. Please select wp-users. This is where the information for each user is stored.

Then click on Edit.

From now on the method involves a few simple steps. First, select the value corresponding to the administrator user. That is, the parameter you usually use to log in to the server. Then select the MD5 function as this is used by WordPress to generate the password. Then in the password field, select the new value in plain text. Finally, press the Go button to set the changes.

After this step, you will be able to login to WordPress with your new password. That’s it! Simple but very useful, right? I hope you can manage your local server more efficiently. Well, we finally saw how to reset your WordPress password on Localhost. Bye!

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How to download and install MAMP in Windows 10

This local server environment offers a free version and a paid PRO version. The paid version allows you to separate the projects you have worked on, as well as display settings such as Joomla, Drupal, or WordPress. However, the free version is complete enough to mount the local web server. Well, to download it please go to the download section of the website. Once there, select the version for Windows which at this moment is 4.2.0. After the download is complete, please start installing it as any Windows program.

From now on you should only look at a couple of aspects of the installation. In the first place, the wizard offers two additional features. These elements are not indispensable for the operation of MAMP. So I personally recommend not to install it for the time being. Please don’t check both boxes.

The other aspect that you should take care of is to locate the environment installation folder at the root of the hard disk.

After a few moments, the installation will be complete.

Launching and configuring MAMP.

After the installation is completed, it is time to launch the server for the first time. Please remember to authorize access through the Windows Firewall. Then start the app from the shortcut or the start menu. You’ll immediately see the MAMP command center. It is configured to start the servers at the time of launching the application. In effect, you can see a green light indicating that the servers are running successfully.

After starting the services, you can check the installation by clicking on the Open WebStart page. Or alternatively you can access the following address in your browser: http://localhost/MAMP

You can manage MySQL by clicking on phpMyAdmin

It is also possible to set up a Virtual Guest. To do this just click on My Website. The sample website will be displayed immediately.

Setting up basic aspects of MAMP

MAMP has a basic but very complete configuration center. It is possible to customize aspects such as the type of server to use. Or the location of the projects.

You can also set the assigned port for each of the services.

You can also switch between the versions of PHP installed.

Conclusion

Finally, we have seen how to install and configure MAMP in Windows 10 This local web server environment is very light and easy to install. It is also an alternative to other popular services such as Xampp and Lamp. Besides, its installation does not interfere with any local server previously installed. I hope it will be useful for your future web projects. See you later!

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Create a virtual certifier entity.

In order to generate these certificates, it is necessary to use an opensource program called mkcert. Let me explain how this application works. Instead of generating self-signed certificates, it creates a local virtual certification authority that is added to the trusted root certificates authorities. Since the function of the program has been explained, please go to the download page to select the executable file.

This file is the program itself, no need to install or download other dependencies. We only have to run it using a Command Prompt. For ease of use, I recommend locating the downloaded file in a dedicated folder and renaming it to mkcert.exe. To do this, just click on the newly downloaded file, right-click and select properties. Furthermore, in the box corresponding to the file name, enter the new value. Then press OK to save the changes.

Once downloaded the file you have to open a Command Prompt. With this in mind, press the Win+R combination, and in the box type CMD:

Then in Command Prompt, you have to use the cd command to navigate to the folder where you placed the file. Then execute the following command:

 mkcert -install 

the system will display a security warning indicating that a trusted root certificate will be installed for your certifier body. Just accept to install the certificate.

If everything is OK, you will see a confirmation message on the console with the warning that firefox support is not yet available.

Generating certificates with mkcert

To generate a certificate we just have to type the command mkcert followed by the domain name for which we want to generate the certificate. For example, if we want to generate it for localhost site, we will use the following syntax:

 mkcert localhost 

Executing this command will result in a digital certificate and a private key file in PEM format. This class of certificates is most commonly used on Mac, Linux, Apache or Nginx. But to generate a certificate suitable for our Windows platform, it is necessary to generate it in PKCS 12 format. With this intention, you have to add the parameter -pkcs12, so that the syntax will be this way:

mkcert -pkcs12 localhost

When entering the command, we will see the following message in the cmd:

Please note that the encryption password is changeit, as seen in the Command Prompt. This password will be asked for later.

Installing the certificate.

In the first place, you have to locate the certificate you just generated. This is in the folder where you saved the program. Its name is localhost.p12. Once there, double click on it to start the installation. Select Local Machine and press Next to continue the installation.

The wizard will ask you to confirm the certificate you want to import.

Remember I asked you to remember the encryption password? Then it’s time to add it to install the certificate.

On the next screen choose the first option.

Then check the options and press finish to complete the import.

A message will confirm that the process has been successfully completed.

Binding the SSL certificate

Once we have created and installed the certificate, it is time to bind it to the website. To do this, we will use the Internet Information Service Manager. To know everything about this tool I invite you to see our tutorial about IIS. First of all, we will check if the certificate is correctly installed. With this in mind, in the left column select the server, and in the central panel choose Server Certificates. Then, in the right column, place the action Open Feature

The list of available certificates will open. For now, we’ll only see the one we just added.

Finally, we will bind the certificate to the website. To see how it’s done, check the link above. Here I only show you the correctly added certificate.

Testing the certificate on the website

In the same menu above, please select Browse *.443 (https). This action will launch the web page, using the https protocol that allows the SSL certificate.

In the web browser, we will see the indicative padlock that we are using https.

Well, finally we have learned how to generate SSL certificates that do not cause security errors. It is important to note that these certificates are only valid on our local machine. So if we use them on other computers will not work. However, it is of tremendous help to develop locally. Personally, these articles that involve more research are my favorites. Before I say goodbye, I would like to invite you to our Telegram channel.

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