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XAMPP when configured to port 8080 and hosts file (and WordPress-mu install) issue

Answer 1

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You can make apache from xampp use port 80 (wich is the default port for http).
* Edit httpd.conf and change the line Listen 8080 to Listen 80
* Make sure there is no other service listening on port 80
* Restart Apache
* Browse to http://localhost/wordpress-mu/

If you cannot for some reason use port 80 for apache try with mod_rewrite
* make sure that the line LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so in httpd.conf exsists and is not commented
* in your htdocs folder make a .htaccess file and write in it the following:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^:8080/(.*)$ /$1 [L]

clyfe 2010-03-04 10:58:13

Hi clyfeThanks for your reply. I do not want to change Xampp port to default 80 as my IIS7 localhost uses port 80.I tried your second suggestion but only achieved this error message after typing this address http://localhost/wordpress-mu/>>Warning!Installing to http://localhost/ is not supported. Please use http://localhost.localdomain/ instead<<Anything else I can try?

rpd 2010-03-04 11:19:56

try and use http://127.0.0.1 or add in your hosts file the line `127.0.0.1 localhosts`

clyfe 2010-03-05 09:30:41

Answer 2

+1 A:

Are you using IIS at all?

If not, just Stop the Server and point your XAMPP to port 80.

If you are, you can do the reverse, just open Default Website properties and in the Website Bindings just change 80 to 8080.

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In your XAMPP instalation change the port to 80:

Open C:\XAMPP\APACHE\httpd.conf
Search for Listen (default instalation, on line 47)
Change the port
Restart Apache

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balexandre 2010-03-04 11:08:08

rpd 2010-03-04 11:50:25

Why dont you install Wordpress in IIS ?

balexandre 2010-03-04 13:44:23

Hi there-good you mention that, as I am right now trying to install WordPressMU in IIS7. If / when I get it done I will post an update here...thanks

rpd 2010-03-04 20:21:29

use Web Platform Installer (http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx) to install Wordpress and then Wordpress MU will be sweet :) (Remember Wordpress 3.0 will have MU already builted in) ;)

balexandre 2010-03-05 07:15:19

OK- I have installed Wordpress on IIS7 using the WebPlatform Installer (Thanks for the link).Now how do I make a sweet install for WordPressMU?

rpd 2010-03-05 09:00:22

After I enter details at WordPressMU install page and click install it goes to the next page which is blank-apart from WordPress MU header-! (should be the completed install page). There must be something wrong with the details I enter (possibly the Database?)-anyone suggest help please?

rpd 2010-03-05 09:35:32

I managed to restore an old install of wordpress-mu but trying to import data I get this error message:Unable to create directory C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wordpress-mu/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2010/03. Is its parent directory writable by the server?Perhaps this is not the right place to ask but anyone any idea how I fix this?

rpd 2010-03-05 23:32:19

rpd 2010-03-05 23:41:51

I think you should start an answer under http://serverfault.com/ about "How to install WP MU under IIS" and tell everything and why are you installing it like that.

balexandre 2010-03-06 08:36:43

Answer 3

A:

OK this reply is to update this with my fix (problem resolved). I did change the ports-so I put Xampp back to its default port 80 & changed IIS7 from its default port80 to port 8080. This allows me now to install & run WPMU in Xampp (it does not run in IIS7-still an issue with the address & I don't really fully understand why I cannot run WPMU in IIS7 but at least I can run it through Xampp now). Thanks for all your help-best wishes to all

rpd 2010-03-08 10:10:17

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