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Installed Xampp & Wordpress - but not loading install.php

by spiker12
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Trying to get local Wordpress installed. Got Windows 7. Followed instructions at:
WordPress - Xampp

Note that I had to change ports from 80 to 81 to get Xampp to run when installing phpadmin. So unlike the instructions at the link, I did install at http://localhost:81/phpmyadmin/ but then I got Wordpress downloaded, config file edited and copied over to C:\xampp\htdocs\wordpress

Now when I goto http://localhost:81/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php - nothing happens. Blank screen and chrome shows "waiting for local host..." and the dial turns endlessly.... what am I missing? Does the Wordpress config file need the port 81 callout at
Code:
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
? I tried with and without, without luck.
#installed #installphp #loading #wordpress #xampp
  • Profile picture of the author sarahjon52
    Just go for the folder. don't run the file exclusively. For working purpose I recommend you to use port 80. It is convenient. Change the port of the program for which you are using port 81.
    When I tried to install, I had skype creating problem. I changed the port of skype to something other. You can do the same.
    Good Luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    I am confused... I've never had to separately install phpmyadmin. After the xamp install package was run - it's just there.

    And that's quite an old tutorial. You can skip quite a few steps from there:
    just download the exe (install) file
    run it

    No more "black" DOS window

    Just let the install to place an icon on your desktop and you can always start from there.

    Then your WP should be at localhost/wordpress/wp-admin
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  • Profile picture of the author frenchsquared
    You do not need to install phpmyadmin separately it is part of the initial install.

    If you had skype running start over with skype off. Skype and wamp have issues.
    I use them both all day everyday, but you have to start wamp before skype.
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  • Profile picture of the author spiker12
    Thanks everyone. Well the above help got me a few steps forward but then the Wordpress install was hanging on creating the config file in Chrome. So I tried to uninstall and reinstall Xampp though some files could not delete the Xampp folder. Did not see any Apache, Mysql or Xampp services running (tried to shut these down). But I did reinstall anyway (most stuff did uninstall) and when I run xampp-control-3-beta.exe it is telling me "system" is running on port 80. I have Skype but it is not running. Would any of the log files help to post here?

    Here's the status window:
    9:55:11 PM [main] Initializing main
    9:55:11 PM [main] Windows version: 6.1 (build 7601) - Service Pack 1
    9:55:11 PM [main] Xampp version: 1.7.7
    9:55:11 PM [main] Control center version: 3.0.2 [ Compiled: Jul 21th 2011 - build #1 ]
    9:55:11 PM [main] Running as admin - good!
    9:55:11 PM [main] Working with basedir: "c:\xampp\"
    9:55:11 PM [main] Initializing moduls
    9:55:11 PM [apache] Possible problem detected: Port 80 in use by "system"!
    9:55:11 PM [apache] "c:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe" seems to be running on port 443?
    9:55:11 PM [mysql] "c:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe" seems to be running on port 3306?
    9:55:11 PM [main] Starting check-timer
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