Http 500 Error – Cannot run WP from localhost

  • I am new to MAMP and WP, and have run into a wall.
    A week ago I started building my first WP site using MAMP to build the website locally. It worked seemlessly and everything was going well. I was on vacation for a week, and now when I try to get back into my site, it wont work!

    When I type localhost into the browser, it shows me all the folders (1 folder for images I intend on using in the site, 1 for my website text, 1 is the actual wordpress folder and even a new fresh unzipped wordpress folder).

    If I click on the folder with the images or the website text, I can see all the files and same goes for the website text folder. But when I click on either of the wordpress folders, I get the Http:500 error as follows:

    “The website encountered an error while retrieving https://localhost/comRockheartGoa/. It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly.”

    I havent changed any settings or done anything but it has just stopped working and I have no clue where to start looking for a solution!

    I am at the point where I think I might have to reinstall MAMP and restart the whole site from scratch!

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  • Thread Starter aakapoor

    (@aakapoor)

    Update:
    I have tried to unzip the wordpress file in a different location and point the MAMP Apache server to that location, and then when I go through localhost it asks me to setup the wp-config.php file again.
    So now the million dollar question – what do I need to do to get my old site working? Just pointing the Apache server back to that folder does not work – so I am guessing I need to change some setting somewhere?

    So the fresh install of wordpress runs when I put it in a different destination and point that MAMP Apache server there. I really do not want to have to rebuild the site from scratch, so any help will be appreciated

    Let it install in that new location then copy the contents and any files that you changed to that new location.

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