Xampp and WordPress – doesn’t work….

  • Hello!

    I am trying to setup WordPress on my local machine to create the whole template thing. I am fairly new to mysql and that stuff because I studied design and honestly don’t really know what I am doing.

    I downloaded Xampp 1.4.4 and let the installation run. After that I startet xampp with the startmenu link “xampp basic start” and copied the wordpress directory in the xampp dirctory.

    Than I created a mysql database through the xampp configuration html site in firefox. I have called this database “wordpress”.

    After that I tried to edit the wp-config.php of wordpress. The database name is of course wordpress. I think the mysql username is after a fresh installation of xampp ‘root’ and there is no password. I entered both into the file, saved it and tried to run the wp-install.php.

    But I get hundreds of errors. First of all it says that it cannot find the wp-config.php and than I get hundreads of error like this one throught the text:

    hide_errors(); $installed = $wpdb->get_results(“SELECT * FROM $wpdb->users”); if ($installed) die(__(‘

    What did I do wrong and how can I fix this?
    Thanks a lot
    Cheers,
    Josh

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  • Is the wordpress directory in the ‘htdocs’ ?

    As Podz stated above, put the WP directory in the htdocs folder.
    What I did: Opened Win Explorer and copied the downloaded (and unzipped:) WP files in a directory “wordpress” under the htdocs.
    AFter that opened the browser and typed in the address:
    localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php

    Thread Starter urban9

    (@urban9)

    Sorry I forget to write that. Yes it is. I have downloaded wordpress 1.2.1 because I thought maybe it’s because of the latest version, but I get even more errors now.

    I think it has something to do with the mysql database and the mysql username and pass because besides all weird errors the installation page always complains about a missing wp-config.php file. Btw. when I try to set it up through the web interface noting happens at all.

    Any ideas?

    Don’t mess with different versions – they have different database table structure.
    Normally the user is root by default for the db and no password at the initial install – unless you changed that.
    If it’s looking for the config file, it means it isn’t in the right place… or it was misnamed…

    I have the same xampp distro. It’s on c: which is also set as server root. My document root is set as d: which is where my data lives. In order to manipulate your database info, you need to enter in a browser addy window https://localhost/phpmyadmin. There will be a dropdown in the left sidebar which will have a list of databases. In the right side of the page will be some options. In order to set up a new user for the database in question you’ll need to go to “privileges” and setup a new user. Just follow the steps. Don’t use your “root” user even on a home setup….

    Did you download the Installer version ?

    // ** MySQL settings ** //
    define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress'); // The name of the database
    define('DB_USER', 'root'); // Your MySQL username
    define('DB_PASSWORD', ''); // ...and password
    define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
    those values should work.

    “Than I created a mysql database through the xampp configuration html site in firefox”
    You opened xampp, clicked phpmyadmin on the left and then created a database ?

    It does look like either the files are in the wrong place or they are downloading / unzipping strangely.

    Thread Starter urban9

    (@urban9)

    Thanks guys!

    It works now. I don’t know what it was, but I have restarted my machine twice and manually started the apache server and the mysql database and could finally run the setup.

    Cheers!
    Josh

    can someone tell me what this means, (using xampp):

    Warning: file(C:\apachefriends\xampp\htdocs\wordpress/) [function.file]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\apachefriends\xampp\htdocs\wordpress\wp-admin\admin-functions.php on line 938

    Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Bad arguments. in C:\apachefriends\xampp\htdocs\wordpress\wp-admin\admin-functions.php on line 938

    i was really hoping to not have perm problems, but they seem to be in my blood.

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