Localhost install on XAMPP

  • Using updraftplus, I migrated my site to XAMPP as local host. All well.
    Initially I had zero access to the admin thinking the rewrite was not enabled. Went to apache==>httpd.conf but the # was removed so it was enabled! So I renamed the .htaccess and bingo. Only issue is with pages.
    I can edit them but when I view page I get:
    Object not found!

    The requested URL was not found on this server. The link on the referring page seems to be wrong or outdated. Please inform the author of that page about the error.

    If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.
    I click on the hyperlinks and I do not have permissions. I do not do this for a living so if someone can tell me step by step what to do so i can view the pages, would be much appreciated!!

    Mark

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  • When you move a site, you must replace the old URLs and paths with the new ones. Some of these are stored in the database in ‘serialized’ form where the string length is stored along with the string. You must use special tools to search and replace the old values with the new ones.

    If you replace an old URL with a new one of a different length, it will break the serialization, causing many different problems.

    If the old site is still available, you can use the steps shown in this article to copy the site: https://wordpress.mcdspot.com/2012/08/22/migrating-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step/

    If the old site is not available, and you still have a copy of the database from that site, you should be able to use this tool to make the changes: https://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/

    Thread Starter Mark Klinefelter

    (@mark-klinefelter)

    Thank you for the help. I have a live development site which I backup up using updraft plus and trying to put it on xampp as local host. It is a royal pain but I will read the article you shared on step by step. I want to get this done so i can test 3.9 wp when it comes before i load it on to the live site. Thanks again!

    There are other plugins that may be easier to use, but I use this method exclusively and it has never failed me.

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