192.168.1.13 is a private IP. If you want your site to be web accessible than you need to use a routable IP or a real domain name.
NON-routable IP: http://www.mtmnet.com/PDF_FILES/NonRoutableIPaddresses.PDF
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rb0746
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yes indeed you are correct but why is it i can see my website at that addy yet not find my wordpress what do i need to do to instruct wordpress to serve it up to a local machine ?
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rb0746
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I do have a real domain name but i should be able to see it locally wouldn’t you think
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rb0746
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i can type in 192.168.1.13 to see my website no problem
i try all the logical locations for word press no go
now when i installed wordpress on my server it defaulted to local host so i left that alone i believe this is the problem but i cannot find an alternative address to use that seems to work at the local level please help me
localhost is NOT 192.168.1.13
you cant use localhost to install and then switch to 192.x.x.x later without making changes.
Now youre not only trying to use non-routable IPS, you want to use combinations of them.
NO.
This is not a worpdress problem. This is a user problem.
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rb0746
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Okay i get it i have no idea where to go to solve this please hear me out
i want to install wordpress to add it to my website my website is served from my personal server now the question is what do i need to do to have wordpress on my website then at the same time be able to edit wordpress locally ?
where is your web site? how do I get to your web site?
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rb0746
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ok, perfect. Now how do you want me to get to your blog?
I cant get there using localhost, or any 192.168.x.x. IP.
do you want me to use http://www.lessonsfromthedepression.net/blog ?
If so, you need to put the wordpress files inside a sub-directory of your current domain, and load the install file in your browser like so:
http://www.lessonsfromthedepression.net/blog/wp-admin/install.php
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rb0746
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yes but i cannot get to lessonsfromthedepression.net from my local computer
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rb0746
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sorry i sound so lame but i am a beaten man here just struglling to get this to work
1. close any open browsers
2. locate your hosts file,
add this to it.
aa.aa.aa.aa lessonsfromthedepression.net www.lessonsfromthedepression.net
the aa.aa.aa.aa above needs to be changed so that it points to YOUR ip, or an IP that allows you to view your web site.
so, you could do this:
192.168.1.13 lessonsfromthedepression.net www.lessonsfromthedepression.net
3. save the hosts file, try again.
that should be on one line, and those are spaces in between the www. domain and the non-www domain — you can also use tabs
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rb0746
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locate your hosts file
what file would this be do i search for “hosts file” ?
