This quick tutorial on how to install the MySQL database explains how to download and configure the MySQL Community Edition on Windows.

In this guide, I have described how to install and configure a XAMPP Server on Windows 10. XAMPP is a free and open-source tool, used for testing purposes.

WAMP is a software stack consisting of Windows, Apache, MySQL and PHP. First, you will have to install WAMP on Windows. In that link, you can also find how to install WordPress on localhost on WAMP.

Great for those who want to install a local copy of WordPress or any other PHP/MySQL app, this tutorial is not for those who have no idea what I'm talking about right now.