Your WordPress database contains vital information like login credentials and user details. It also stores your posts and pages. So, you’ll want to make sure that you always have a recent WordPress database backup to restore, just in case something goes wrong.

The good news is that backing up your WordPress database (and restoring it) is really easy. You can use one of the top WordPress backup plugins, Jetpack VaultPress Backup, to automate the process. Or, you can perform a manual backup (although this can be more difficult and time-consuming). 

In this post, we’ll discuss the importance of backing up your WordPress database. Then, we’ll show you how to do this both with a WordPress plugin and manually. We’ll also walk you through how to restore your database backups and look at some best practices for managing the entire process. Finally, we’ll wrap up with some frequently asked questions on the subject. 

You need a web server to host a WordPress website. Typically, that means paying for a web hosting plan. But with the right tools, you can transform a regular computer into a local server capable of hosting WordPress. That applies whether you’re using Windows, macOS, or Linux. 

Hosting WordPress locally can be a great way to work on new projects without having to spend money on hosting. It also enables you to keep web development private, and it’s much faster than interacting with a remote server.

In this article, we’ll show you how to install WordPress locally on Windows, macOS, and Linux. We’ll include complete instructions for each operating system (OS) so you can get to work right away.

Just choose the OS you want to use to install WordPress locally, to be taken to the relevant instructions:

1. Installing WordPress on Windows
2. Installing WordPress on macOS
3. Installing WordPress on Linux