Dashboard disappeared after WAMP tweaks

  • Hi, I tried to speed up my WAMP localhost server by doing the following:

    1. disabling TCPIP6 (via regedit)

    2. editing my host file to this
    127.0.0.1 localhost
    # ::1 localhost

    3. Editing Apahce httpd.conf to:
    EnableMMAP On
    EnableSendfile On

    4. Editing PHP.ini to:
    realpath_cache_size = 24M

    I also disabled (XDebug): Remote debug on my PHP settings.

    When I go to my local host directory, the static home page loads but no WordPress Dashboard or Admin menu is visible.

    I changed reversed all the changes and rebooted but still no dashboard. Can anyone help me?

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  • Dion

    (@diondesigns)

    Your #1 is scary. You don’t want to mess with the Windows registry unless you really, REALLY know what you are doing. I wonder if you changed more than you thought you did when you disabled IPv6. Note that IPv6 can be disabled through the Control Panel or in the Device Management MMC snap-in.

    I’m not sure how to help with your current problem, but I can tell you how to speed up your localhost server once you get it running again. MySQL does not work well with Windows if the DB host is “localhost” — it must be explicitly set to the 127.0.0.1 IP address. Make sure that all your DB users have access to the 127.0.0.1 host, and when setting up applications, use 127.0.0.1 instead of “localhost” for the DB host. You’ll be amazed at how much faster applications like WordPress will run.

    Thread Starter Pix2271

    (@pix2271)

    Thanks, I will try setting the localhost once I’ve got myself up and running again.

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