Title: Problems installing using  XAMPP
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Problems installing using XAMPP

 *  [lencicki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lencicki/)
 * (@lencicki)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-using-xampp/)
 * I’m trying to set up a local environment to test a number of wordpress sites.
   My goal is to be able to pull sql databases from live sites, import them locally,
   make the changes I need, and then transfer the DB back to the live site.
 * I’ve installed xampp – imported a wordpress sql database and I’m able to login
   at localhost/sitename/wp-admin
 * All files appear, so the connection to the DB seems fine.
 * But when I go to localhost/sitename/ there’s no data – no error, just a blank
   screen.
 * I am able to clean install wp to localhost/sitename/ and the vanilla install 
   works. It’s only when I import a wordpress sql databases and connect locally 
   that I’m unable to see the site (although i can see the admin screens)
 * Anyone have any ideas?

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-using-xampp/#post-1130555)
 * if you have quite a few plugins – could be exhausting php memory
 * also, what happens if you remove the .htaccess?
 *  Thread Starter [lencicki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lencicki/)
 * (@lencicki)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-using-xampp/#post-1130571)
 * Thanks for the reply samboll.
 * Dropping the .htaccess doesn’t seem to resolve it.
    It’s only two pluggins, and
   I’m able to recreate it from a vanilla install, just can’t seem to get the page
   to display locally from an imported database – especially weird because I can
   get into the wp-admin and everything looks fine.
 * I’ve tried a few different wp databases with the same result.
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-using-xampp/#post-1130572)
 * try adding this line to top of `wp-config.php`
 * `define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '64M');`
 *  Thread Starter [lencicki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lencicki/)
 * (@lencicki)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-using-xampp/#post-1130577)
 * Done – still bringing up a blank screen.
 *  Thread Starter [lencicki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lencicki/)
 * (@lencicki)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-using-xampp/#post-1130587)
 * Also worth mentioning – I have the same issues if I try doing the same thing 
   using WAMPSERVER instead of XAMPP – I get the feeling there’s a config setting
   I’m missing, but I can’t track it down.
 *  Thread Starter [lencicki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lencicki/)
 * (@lencicki)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-using-xampp/#post-1130607)
 * OK – <headdesk>
    The problem was that my themes were broken on the local install.
   I just re imported them and all is well. Thanks for the help all. A

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-using-xampp/#post-1130607)
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