404 Not found message – wordpress installation error

  • nickca58

    (@nickca58)


    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hello

    I am having ongoing problems trying to install wordpress onto my machine and create a localhost.

    I have installed Apache and Mysql using MAMP and according to MAMP both servers are running, I have also tested apache is working by typing localhost and I get the message It Works!

    However whenever I put the address in to start the 5 min install I get this message

    The requested URL/wordpress was not found on this server.

    I had installed MySql and Apache previously using MAMP and everything was ok but had to reinstall and this is where the errors have occurred. I have had messages that 8888 was in use by other software but this seems not to be the case at the moment as Apache is running on that port.

    Any advice would be appreciated.
    thanks

    Nick

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  • RossMitchell

    (@rossmitchell)

    9 years, 5 months ago

    When you get the apache2 happy message “It Works”, this comes from a file named “index.html”. If you want your WordPress to appear at the same web address “http://localhost/”, then the WordPress files must be placed in the same directory as the previously mentioned “index.html”.

    On the other hand, it is useful and sensible to have more than one website on the same server, say “http://shop.local/” and “http://poems.local/”, then you have to do some more apache2 configuring, and locate your WordPress files appropriately. The location of these configuration changes depends upon which flavour of apache2 you installed (Windows/Mac/Linux).

    Thread Starter nickca58

    (@nickca58)

    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hello

    I have put the wordpress files into a sites folder that I created and then directed the servers towards there in the MAMP set-up. These are instructions that I got from wordpress installation instructions and I have followed them before successfully but now for some reason i am not getting any joy.

    No idea : (

    Does anyone know of another simple MAMP style installer that I could use??

    Or better still – what can I do to get this installation to work????

    CMSHelpLive

    (@cmshelplivecom)

    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hi,

    Check if wordpress folder is under htdocs.

    Change port to 80.

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