Although 127.0.0.1 is usually your localhost IP (to access your root directory) you have to be sure that this is set as the directory for your localhost installation in your Apache setup. It’s been a while since I’ve used XAMPP (I use MAMP myself, but they’re very similar) but you have to edit your apache’s http.conf file to recognize where your “server directory” is. Usually, when you install a localhost enviroment with XAMPP or MAMP, it already creates a “Server” area for you to use and install things. If you didn’t install in that folder (and you didnt’ create one) then you’ll get issues. You can place files anywhere, but only one directory is usually set to run things like PHP in a server environment.
As an example, when I want to go to my localhost directory, I have to run MAMP (i.e. start the servers) and then I go to “http://localhost” or “http://192.168.1.100”. 127.0.0.1 is just a regular “localhost” that doesn’t really do much.
To sum up: sounds like you haven’t fully configured your localhost environment, and/or put the files in the wrong place.
thanks, … services are running…. not a problem
Connections steps to create a login screen today is the issue.
Q: Did I just download a shell that has no real way to connect outward to wordpress.
thanks, gwc
P.S Setting up External Server to create and blog to rs sites
services are running…. not a problem
Okay….but that’s not what I said. I didn’t say your services weren’t running – I said it sounds like you haven’t finished properly configuring your environment. A “localhost” server *usually* runs with an IP address of “192.168.x.x”. “127.0.0.1” is basically the *computer’s* address – not the server address. Sounds to me like you’ve started it, but haven’t edited your Apache to use the directory you want as the “server”, or you’re putting your files outside of the “server” directory that Apache created for you to use. You might want to look at the XAMPP documentation and find out what you need to do to finish configuring your localhost environment.
doodlebee.. thanks in advance for taking the time to answer my problem.
Let’s back tract and give you a picture of what I have done.
(1) from site: wordpress.org I downloaded v 2.9.2
(2) prior i downloaded xampp and got the xampp console up and running
(3) followed the instruction for local host and got that part to work
(4) downloaded and created on the my server/root a directory named woodpress extracted to create all subdirectories.
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Do i need to populate for instance: root c:\ xampp\htdocs\
all files here within the wordpress folder I created or do I navigate to and and establish a sub folder somewhere else.
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hopefully you can picture what’s going on. and i appreciate your taking the time to help.
Well, the part that confuses me is that your localhost is at 127.0.0.1. It should not be there. usually, IP addresses of 127.0.0.1 (or 168.x.x.x) or just general IP addresses for your machine. But again, like I said, I use MAMP, which is similar – it’s been a while since I’ve used XAMPP – and if you set your localhost IP to be 127.0.0.1 then that’s what it is. But if it’s not working on the server environment, then something isn’t set up correctly. Can you access phpMyAdmin on your localhost installation? If so, then it’s probably running correctly, and you’ve done something odd with your WordPress installation. you say you got the “file not found” error when you created the user and password for the database – so that sounds like an issue with the PHP installation, and you haven’t even begun to start on WordPress yet.
When I used XAMPP, I remember I had to install PHP and Apache separately (although I think XAMPP comes with it installed now). IN all honesty, this sounds more like an issue for the XAMPP forums, not WordPress. The only other thing I can offer is to maybe try following this tutorial – maybe it’ll show you something that was missed?
