2.7 localhost : post editing/deleting problems

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    (@islets)


    17 years, 4 months ago

    This is my first post on the WordPress forums. I’m trying for the first time to set up a test site on my computer for eventual use on a live online server.

    WordPress version: 2.7
    OS: MAC OS X 10.4x Tiger with XAMPP

    Following all instructions the installation seemed to run smoothly.

    I tried creating a new category (‘contact’) and make a test post.

    Logged in as the administrator, I seem to be unable to edit or delete the test post I created unless I do it manually through PHPMyAdmin. I get an error when I try to delete the post and when I click on the link to edit the post, nothing happens. Nothing at all. I’m not at home so I can’t post the exact error message that happens when I try to delete posts. I’ve searched this problem extensively over the past day and all I can find are issues related to plugins and upgrading previous versions of WordPress or problems related to remote servers. This is not an upgrade and I have 0 plugins.

    Is this something to do with configuration settings? Permissions? I haven’t tried reinstalling yet.

    Thank you.

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    (@islets)

    17 years, 4 months ago

    Update:

    At home, I’ve checked my MYSQL/PHP settings, deleted the database and WordPress files, created a new database and WordPress install with the exact same problem.

    When I make a new post it shows as a draft after I click ‘publish’. Then in the list of posts when I click on the post title or the ‘edit’ link, nothing happens.

    Things I’ve tried:
    1. When I first install WordPress, properly filling out the administrator profile, including reassigning the admin role to the user.
    2. Using advice from posts I’ve found on these forums, commented out the line wp_enqueue_script('autosave'); in both the wp-admin/page-new.php and post-new.php files.
    3. Using further advice from posts I’ve found here, I created an .htaccess file, with the code

    <IfModule mod_security.c>
SecFilterInheritance Off
</IfModule>

    and placed it in my wp-admin folder.

    I’ve run out of ideas. 99% of all responses I can locate related to this problem are from people upgrading WordPress on a live site and/or having problems with plugins. Their solutions don’t help me.

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    (@islets)

    17 years, 4 months ago

    Update: in case anybody is interested, someone on the WordPress IRC channel suggested I try MAMP instead of XAMPP and the issue has now been resolved. Thank you!

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