LyleChamney

Localhost with XAMPP has nothing to do with WiFi access; none is required for normal operation other than to download plugins and themes.

This would probably be the best place to ask:

https://wordpress.org/support/theme/spacious

What does show up when you enter http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin or http://localhost/wordpress/wp-login.php ?

To clarify, you changed URLs for button links and NOT in Settings > WordPress Address (URL) and/or Site Address (URL)

However every time I access my local site (after the first page) …

So then, you ARE able to see http://localhost/public_html ?

Then you should be able to access http://localhost/public_html/wp-admin or http://localhost/public_html/wp-login.php and install and run the plugin 🙂

Then you will have to reset the two URLs back to the local version and then do this part:

But you will also need to update the rest of the URLs/links for the site. To do so, install and run this plugin:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-search-replace/

Once done, then go to Settings > Permalinks and just do a Save.`

Hi vivideye –

In Myphp database settings I change wp options “site url” & “home” to localhost/public_html

Is public_html the name YOU gave to the folder you created and copied your live site files to within XAMPP\htdocs ?

If so, then the siteurl and home fields should be the full address:

http://localhost/public_html

If not, replace public_html in the above URL with the name of the folder where these files have been placed.

Note also that once these have been set to the correct value, you will be able to log into your site and also be able to view the home page.

But you will also need to update the rest of the URLs/links for the site. To do so, install and run this plugin:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-search-replace/

Once done, then go to Settings > Permalinks and just do a Save.

Also, the database will not, by itself, change the two URLs mentioned; this has to be done manually or by some other external method.

First, get things back to the way they should be 🙂

– start MAMP, if not already running
– start both the Apache and MySQL servers, if not already running
– from the MAMP Start Page, select phpMyAdmin from the Tools menu
– select your WP database from the list in the left sidebar; the name will be whatever you used when you created it
– select the wp_options table from the expanded list for the database
– select the Browse tab in the main (right) area
– find and edit the siterul and home fields with the correct value; do so by clicking on the pencil iccon
– if your MAMP installation uses the default settings for port number and document root, that is, you did not change these when you installed MAMP, the value you should enter for both these fields is:

http://localhost:8888/name-of-folder-where-WP-files-are

– if you used the usual method to extract the WP download and placed the resulting wordpress folder into Applications/MAMP/htdocs. then the above URL would be:

http://localhost:8888/wordpress

– after replacing the existing value with the correct one above, click the Go button to save; do this for both the siteurl and home fields

You will now be able to log into your site where you can do as leejosepho mentioned to set the Home page for the site.

A few things.

– I take it you meant to say you installed MAMP?
– if you did not rename wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php after making the changes, that is why you are able to access the “form” for the database.

The info you need there, if you are using MAMP, is:

Database Name: WP
Database User: root <this is the MAMP default database user>
Password: root <this is the MAMP default database user password>
Host Name: localhost
Table Prefix: wp_ <leave as-is>