thanks, yes checked it, and it does say just that.
I have tried to create a manual wp-config.php file using the installation suggestions, and now i just a white screen/ window when i enter ‘localhost’ into the address bar.
So, clearly something has happened – the contents of that file are below – i am not to fussed about people seeing the username and password info, as this is local to my Mac only…
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