problems putting WP on my hardrive

  • ollieo

    (@ollieo)


    17 years, 6 months ago

    Used the following instructions to install on my computer.

    http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/

    I use XP Pro…IIS is disabled as far as I can tell.

    This step, I think, is where things go wrong:

    Open the file wp-config-sample.php
    These are the exact details you need for Xampp to work because the default user in phpmyadmin is called ‘root’ and there is no password.
    define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘wordpress’); // The name of the database
    define(‘DB_USER’, ‘root’); // Your MySQL username
    define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ”); // …and password
    define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value

    Copy those details into your wp-config file, and save it as wp-config.php

    It’s not totally clear what I should be doing here. Clarification needed.

    Thanks,
    Ollie

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  • Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    17 years, 6 months ago

    Start with

    Open the file wp-config-sample.php

    Use a text editor (notepad works fine). From there, you’ll see the 4 lines you’re going to replace.

    Thread Starter ollieo

    (@ollieo)

    17 years, 6 months ago

    Okay, tried that again. When I do the final step of opening up the browser it says Page Not Found etc.

    I must be doing something else wrong.

    Help!

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