How to Use Local (By Flywheel) Without WordPress (3 Easy Steps)
Although you may use WordPress for absolutely everything, there may be occasions where you break away from the CMS for one reason or another. And if Local is your tool of choice for offline development, you might think you have to switch to a different one because you can’t use it without WordPress. Thankfully, that’s not the case. Today, we’ll show you how to set up and use Local to without WordPress. We’ll discuss what other types of sites you can build with Local, how to access the files and database you need to do it, how to save this non-WordPress site as a blueprint for future use, and suggest some other tools to get the job done. Enough introduction. Let’s get to it. What Kind of (Non-WordPress) Websites Can You Set Up in Local? Even though Local is primarily a tool for WordPress development, what you need to understand is that, in the end, it simply simulates a server on your computer. As a consequence, you can also use it to power other software that needs a server to run, such as: Other PHP-based CMS such as Joomla or Drupal. These are especially suitable because, like WordPress, they work…
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