Installation Issue WordPress locally – The file ‘wp-config.php’ already exists

I have the issue with installation WordPress locally on my computer, XAMPP environment. In PHPMyAdmin I created an empty database, later I will import database that I downloaded from the live server, and other files and folders also. Apache and MySql modules are started correctly and when I type localhost in my Chrome browser, I … Read more

How to deactivate/remove https on localhost project from online

I’m working on a messy customer project. To debug it, I would like to work on it on localhost. I’m using Wampserver. This is what I did : 1 – I made a virtualhost httpd-vhosts.conf <VirtualHost *:80> ServerName devfoo.pro DocumentRoot “c:/path/to/project/src/www” <Directory “c:/path/to/project/src/www/”> Options +Indexes +Includes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews AllowOverride All Require local </Directory> </VirtualHost> 2 … Read more

WordPress Admin Interface not styled properly

The laptop I was working on recently crashed. But, I managed to get everything on it backed up, including my recent WordPress project off of my local server (I use MAMP). I uploaded my SQL database and copied the WordPress website folder into my local server. The WordPress login interface looks normal, but after you … Read more

Valid Connection Information is Getting Denied

I’m getting prompted to enter my FTP information (in this case, SFTP) for installing plugins/themes in WordPress. Problem is, I keep getting denied with valid SFTP credentials. I have root access to my server as well. RedHat 6.3, MySQL 5.1, PHP 5.3.3 For troubleshooting sake, all of WordPress’s directories are currently chmod 777 Every time … Read more

subdomain mulitsite on localhost in a subfolder

I have a sudomain-based WPMU installation locally with xampp. My vhosts lists domains like follows: 127.0.0.1 mainDomain.com 127.0.0.1 siteA.mainDomain.com 127.0.0.1 siteB.mainDomain.com 127.0.0.1 siteA.com 127.0.0.1 siteB.com The WordPress MU Domain Mapping PlugIn maps “real-domains” on system-subdomains. To have a standard project structure, I would like to move my installation from the documentRoot to a subfolder. My … Read more

Using the Parcel build tool with WordPress

I’ve been looking into build tools lately, specifically stuff that allows PostCSS, and would therefore enable to create a build process that among other things would automatically autoprefix, minify and concatenate my WordPress site. It seems that one of the more current tools for this purpose is Parcel, which also boasts a zero-configuration file approach … Read more

WordPress on Mac does not load admin page

Homepage loads just fine, but I cannot log into the admin page. Looking in Chrome developer tools I notice that /wordpress/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5B%5D=hoverIntent,common,admin-bar,wp-ajax-response,jquery-color,wp-lists,quicktags,jquery-query,admin-comments,jquery-ui-core,jquery-&load%5B%5D=ui-widget,jquery-ui-mouse,jquery-ui-sortable,postbox,dashboard,customize-base,customize-loader,thickbox,plugin-install,underscor&load%5B%5D=e,shortcode,media-upload,svg-painter,heartbeat,wp-auth-check,word-count,wplink&ver=4.0 and /wordpress/wp-admin/load-styles.php?c=0&dir=ltr&load=dashicons,admin-bar,wp-admin,buttons,wp-auth-check&ver=4.0 never load. I’ve waited about 5 minutes, but they hang. 0