“The connection was reset.” Initial installation

  • Resolved philipe3

    (@philipe3)


    4 years, 9 months ago

    I finished the WAMP installation and got the SSL errors worked out and was able to use localhost dashboard and PHPMyAdmin. The install of WordPress went smoothly. I double-checked the config files and created the Virtual Host with no problems.

    I launched the WordPress site and after a long wait got a “Something went wrong” error page with the error “The connection was reset”.

    I verified via Adminer and PHPMyAdmin that the database and database table had been set up correctly. To access those I verified the names and password. The construct of the database was automatically done and looks proper.

    I have the default settings, added the CORS line, increased cache to 8MB for Apache and installed OpenSSL with no issues.

    I have tried a myriad of browsers, a plain, barebones IE where I got an addition error description of Error Code: INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE, Firefox with a page loading after a very long time that said the connection was reset, and Opera with ERR_CONNECTION_RESET.

    I have tried both HTTP and HTTPS to get to wordpress.

    I have tried to search through the hundreds of posts online to find the same problem and tried to find applicable solutions. I have had no success. What information else do you need to give me help!

    • This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by James Huff. Reason: moved to Localhost Installs since this is a localhost issue
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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    Virtual host? You are not going to use localhost? The virtual host server name needs to be added to your computer’s hosts file if you want to use something other than localhost. Restart your computer after making hosts file changes.

    Can you access the WP readme.html file using your host name? What about with 127.0.0.1?

    Some other issues that can cause persistent connection resets:
    When testing any change you make, you may need to clear your browser cache to ensure it’s not working off an old configuration.

    Temporarily disable firewall and antivirus features to be sure they are not interfering.

    Thread Starter philipe3

    (@philipe3)

    Yes, Virtual host. See https://forum.wampserver.com/read.php?2,127757

    And from the “Instructions for use” pdf or also called the “Operations Manual” in the right click on the menu tray icon:

    (*) VirtualHost
    You can see that “localhost” is defined as VirtualHost. Why?
    Because, even if you are not aware of it, for all hosts, the sites are in VirtualHost. You don’t see it and don’t know it because these
    VirtualHost existed before you installed your website there and it was the host who took care of their creation.
    To avoid any problem, it must be the same locally, you must use VirtualHost for your local sites, even for a local transfer of an existing site
    already with a host.
    If you want to install, locally, CMS such as WordPress or Joomla or any other WEB application, the installation folder and VirtualHost must
    exist BEFORE installing the CMS or WEB application.
    See: THE NEED for VIRTUALHOST https://forum.wampserver.com/read.php?2,127757
    And: WAMPServer 3 Create a Virtual Host, the easy way https://forum.wampserver.com/read.php?2,146746

    I think Virtual host refers more to the process and structure than the host name.

    But thanks anyway. I finally figured it out with much guessing, trial and error and frustration. I finally turned off all browser checks for cookies, security and privacy. All of them. I was then able to access https://localhost/wordpress though without a valid secure connection (my certificate is rubbish, but works through the mill, yet returns that it is not registered of course). I got a hint at this when thinking through the clean install Firefox browser logs.

    Now on to creating the site! Again, thank you. I will try to write up my travails and post them as a lessons’ learned guide.

    Philip

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