Title: 2.7 localhost : post editing/deleting problems
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# 2.7 localhost : post editing/deleting problems

 *  Resolved [islets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/islets/)
 * (@islets)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/27-localhost-post-editingdeleting-problems/)
 * 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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 *  Thread Starter [islets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/islets/)
 * (@islets)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/27-localhost-post-editingdeleting-problems/#post-950891)
 * 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.
 *  Thread Starter [islets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/islets/)
 * (@islets)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/27-localhost-post-editingdeleting-problems/#post-951091)
 * 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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 * Last reply from: [islets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/islets/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/27-localhost-post-editingdeleting-problems/#post-951091)
 * Status: resolved

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