Title: larsoon's Replies | WordPress.org --- # larsoon [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/) In reply to: [Can't access localhost/phpmyadmin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-localhostphpmyadmin/) * Thread Starter [larsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/) * (@larsoon) * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-localhostphpmyadmin/#post-3150920) * go to where? * How do I find localhost/phpmyadmin? * I try to start bot apache and mysql in xampp cpanel but nothing happens. It stands running for like 2 sec and then it dissapears. What am I doing wrong? * Thx for answers * Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/) In reply to: [Easy question from a newbie](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-question-from-a-newbie/) * Thread Starter [larsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/) * (@larsoon) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-question-from-a-newbie/#post-3031614) * Ok I’m trying to understand it here. I downloaded the local host for windows, which was an xampp and called dsl-win-v3.4.0b, once I installed it i dragged the folder from zip to C. WHen I opened it on C the installer was running, so I installed it. Before the installation was complete a little note told me that the desktopserver was to be found on start -> prorams, but I can’t find it there * Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/) In reply to: [Easy question from a newbie](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-question-from-a-newbie/) * Thread Starter [larsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/) * (@larsoon) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-question-from-a-newbie/#post-3031601) * well, thge only thing I got on the C is a dsl-win-v3.4.0b folder, but I’m guessing it’s the same thing? * Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/) In reply to: [Easy question from a newbie](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-question-from-a-newbie/) * Thread Starter [larsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/) * (@larsoon) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-question-from-a-newbie/#post-3031594) * Ye I found the folder on the C map, and I tried to install and unistall several times, but I still can’t find or open the program * Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/) In reply to: [Easy question from a newbie](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-question-from-a-newbie/) * Thread Starter [larsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/) * (@larsoon) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-question-from-a-newbie/#post-3031590) * I used Xampp * Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/) In reply to: [Easy question from a newbie](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-question-from-a-newbie/) * Thread Starter [larsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/) * (@larsoon) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-question-from-a-newbie/#post-3031575) * Thanks for all the help guys, I installed the local windows host and moved it ti disc c. But after the installation I can’t find it. It says that it should be on start -> programs, but I can’t find anything there. How can I open it? * Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/) In reply to: [Easy question from a newbie](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-question-from-a-newbie/) * Thread Starter [larsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/) * (@larsoon) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-question-from-a-newbie/#post-3031561) * Well, I’ve tried the wordpress.com dashboard, but I want a dashboard where I can add plugins. And I found out that it was only possible with the wordpress. org dashboard. But every time I try to download it, it only opens in some stupid jZip format. So basically, I wonder how i can open the wordpress.org dashboard * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Can't find wordpress.org dashboard](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-find-wordpressorg-dashboard/) * Thread Starter [larsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/) * (@larsoon) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-find-wordpressorg-dashboard/#post-3023719) * Ok I did not download it with any host. Isn’t there any solution to get a wordpress. org dashboard without pay for a download host? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Can't find wordpress.org dashboard](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-find-wordpressorg-dashboard/) * Thread Starter [larsoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larsoon/) * (@larsoon) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-find-wordpressorg-dashboard/#post-3023522) * Actually I’m not sure if I did, to be honest I’m quite a nwebie on this field. I just pressed download wordpress 3.4.1 on the wordpress.org homesite, and after that the download opened with jZip * Ehm Swedish servers I think Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total)