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# mateoco

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## Forum Replies Created

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 *   Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
   
   In reply to: [Can’t Access existing localhost site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-existing-localhost-site/)
 *  Thread Starter [mateoco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mateoco/)
 * (@mateoco)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-existing-localhost-site/#post-13751533)
 * [@littlepackage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/littlepackage/) My bad my
   bad. Sincere apologies. Next time I’ll use “fellas”. 🙂 Perhaps you can help 
   me with my other noobish question, as to how do I get back at editing the site?
 *   Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
   
   In reply to: [Can’t Access existing localhost site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-existing-localhost-site/)
 *  Thread Starter [mateoco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mateoco/)
 * (@mateoco)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-existing-localhost-site/#post-13751474)
 * Hi guys,
 * Just a quick followup: Now that I regained access to the localhost site, how 
   do I get back to editing and designing it? I know it’s sounds like the simplest
   of questions but I just don’t understand how to do that…
 * Thanks,
    M
 *   Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
   
   In reply to: [Can’t Access existing localhost site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-existing-localhost-site/)
 *  Thread Starter [mateoco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mateoco/)
 * (@mateoco)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-existing-localhost-site/#post-13750682)
 * Hi guys,
 * Wanted to let you know the problem was with the XAMPP port settings in myphpadmin.
   I reached out to XAMPP community forum and the great moderator over there helped
   me fix it. Now I can get back on building my site! Thank you for reccomneding
   me to post my questions over there aswell.
 *   Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
   
   In reply to: [Can’t Access existing localhost site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-existing-localhost-site/)
 *  Thread Starter [mateoco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mateoco/)
 * (@mateoco)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-existing-localhost-site/#post-13736015)
 * Hi [@prabhatrai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prabhatrai/)!
 * “[http://localhost/GlobalIdeology&#8221](http://localhost/GlobalIdeology&#8221);
   brings me nowhere – “unable to connect” etc.
 * I used the manual you linked to when installing XAMPP to begin with. I needed
   to add the :8080 because the default ports (80 and 443) where taken and I found
   that I can only start the Apache by changing the ports number.
 * Also, if I uninstall XAMPP and go through the installing process all over again,
   wouldn’t I risk losing the website I already started?
 *   Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
   
   In reply to: [Can’t Access existing localhost site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-existing-localhost-site/)
 *  Thread Starter [mateoco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mateoco/)
 * (@mateoco)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-existing-localhost-site/#post-13735982)
 * Yes, it says they are both running. But writing what you suggest comes up as “
   404 not found” saying “Apache/2.4.46 (Win64) OpenSSL/1.1.1h PHP/7.4.12 Server
   at localhost Port 8080”. Can I attach a jpeg to show you?
    Also, how can I know
   if it’s XAMPP that’s responsible? Idealy, how this process should go? Is there
   a shortcut link to the wordpress website?
 * Thank you so much for the quick reply.

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