Title: XAMPP Localhost WordPress Problem
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# XAMPP Localhost WordPress Problem

 *  [Tom Murphy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tfmurphhk/)
 * (@tfmurphhk)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xampp-localhost-wordpress-problem/)
 * I’m a relative newbie… so please understand.
 * I have installed XAMPP and also WordPress and have imported my LIVE blog into
   the XAMPP localhost system and I think I did it all right according to a tutorial
   found on the net.
 * When I go to localhost/phpmyadmin I can get in and in the left column I see my
   blog (the database is called wordpress).. and when I click it all my files seem
   to be there.
 * However, when I try to enter localhost/wordpress I get an error message:Oops!
   Google Chrome could not find [http://www.localhost](http://www.localhost)
 * BUT if I type in 127.0.0.1/wordpress I get to my blog. It’s pretty unstructured
   and lacking a theme… but it’s there somewhat. Clicking on any of the articles
   however brings me back to the: Oops! Google Chrome could not find [http://www.localhost](http://www.localhost)
 * And yes, I have changed my wp-config.php to reflect localhost and the recommended
   settings there as follows:
 * define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘wordpress’);
    define(‘DB_USER’, ‘root’); define(‘DB_PASSWORD’,‘
   Jxxxx’); define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); define(‘DB_CHARSET’, ‘utf8’);
 * I know there is just something minor that I have set wrong.. but I’ll be damned
   if I can find it….
 * Can someone else??
 * Thanks in advance.
 * I might add that I just tried [http://127.0.0.1/wordpress/?p=2862](http://127.0.0.1/wordpress/?p=2862)
   and sure enough, I can get to the blogpost. (not in a theme) VERY WEIRD !!
 * Tom

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 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xampp-localhost-wordpress-problem/#post-3256572)
 * Did you translate all the links and paths in the database while importing your
   live site? Here is an article with the steps I use to migrate (copy) a site: 
   [http://wordpress.mcdspot.com/2012/08/22/migrating-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step/](http://wordpress.mcdspot.com/2012/08/22/migrating-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step/)
 *  Thread Starter [Tom Murphy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tfmurphhk/)
 * (@tfmurphhk)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xampp-localhost-wordpress-problem/#post-3256590)
 * Yep, I very carefully changed the links and paths before importing the database.
 * I’ll read through your link and see if I can come up with any other ideas… I 
   appreciate it.
 * Tom
 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xampp-localhost-wordpress-problem/#post-3256592)
 * Unless you used a special method to convert the embedded links and paths, those
   stored in serialized strings will probably be invalid.
 *  Thread Starter [Tom Murphy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tfmurphhk/)
 * (@tfmurphhk)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xampp-localhost-wordpress-problem/#post-3256601)
 * Quite possibly… but would that be the cause of me not being able to access localhost/
   wordpress??
 * Tom
 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xampp-localhost-wordpress-problem/#post-3256605)
 * Try taking out the www and just using [http://localhost](http://localhost)
 *  Thread Starter [Tom Murphy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tfmurphhk/)
 * (@tfmurphhk)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xampp-localhost-wordpress-problem/#post-3256606)
 * Have tried that and I can get to the XAMPP screen that way.. but not to WordPress…
   very odd.
 * I have sent you a private message through your site and hope to hear from you
   there.
 * Tom

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