Title: Test New Theme
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Test New Theme

 *  Resolved [bradc123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bradc123/)
 * (@bradc123)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/test-new-theme/)
 * I want to create a new theme for my site. However I don’t want to load the theme
   on my live site while I am still tweaking it. Do I need to create a new database
   and install WordPress again on my server to work on this new theme so I can keep
   it separate from the live site?
 * Thanks

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/test-new-theme/#post-985545)
 * you can easily do that by installing in a test folder
    you can create another
   db or use the same one review this [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_Multiple_Blogs](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_Multiple_Blogs)
 *  Thread Starter [bradc123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bradc123/)
 * (@bradc123)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/test-new-theme/#post-985638)
 * Thanks
 *  [t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os/)
 * (@t31os)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/test-new-theme/#post-985639)
 * Or run WAMP/Uniform Server locally and install WP there. You’ll be able to edit
   the files alot quicker (same way you modify any other file on your PC)… FTP access
   and the WP editor are not going to be quite as quick as accessing a local file..
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/test-new-theme/#post-985668)
 * @ t31os
    That is certainly a valid point but we have a lot of install questions
   not really related to wordpress but to their wamp set up
 * I always recommend xampp lite as I’ve never had it not work on a wordpress install
   for anyone I’ve done it for
    anyone interested – these instructions are great
   [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/)
 *  [t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os/)
 * (@t31os)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/test-new-theme/#post-985752)
 * I always use Uniform server because it’s always worked with everything i chuck
   it. Whatever works though i guess…
 * Small edit to the hosts file required on Vista, else it works flawlessly.

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