How do I find what causes a blank white screen in WordPress?

Am trying to build a test environment for a WordPress project using xamp. Apache is listening on localhost:8080 MySQL is 3306 root with no password Changes did in wp-config Dbname is wp-db Dbhost is locallhost:8080 Dbuser is root WordPress root folder is in c:/xamp/htdocs/wordpress Before changing the dbhost from local host to localhost:8080 I was … Read more

MySQL said: Documentation #1045 – Access denied for user ‘root’@’localhost’ (using password: NO)

I installed xampp,but when I tried to run it I got an error as thus: Error MySQL said: Documentation 1045 – Access denied for user ‘root’@’localhost’ (using password: NO) Connection for controluser as defined in your configuration failed. phpMyAdmin tried to connect to the MySQL server, and the server rejected the connection. You should check … Read more

XAMPP installation on Win 8.1 with UAC Warning

There are two things you need to check: Ensure that your user account has administrator privilege. Disable UAC (User Account Control) as it restricts certain administrative function needed to run a web server. To ensure that your user account has administrator privilege, run lusrmgr.msc from the Windows Start > Run menu to bring up the Local Users and … Read more

How to solve “Error: MySQL shutdown unexpectedly”?

IMPORTANT: do NOT delete ibdata1 file. You could destroy all your databases. Instead, first try using the MySQL backup folder which is included with XAMPP. So do next steps: Rename folder mysql/data to mysql/data_old Make a copy of mysql/backup folder and name it as mysql/data Copy all your database folders from mysql/data_old into mysql/data (except … Read more

Xampp Access Forbidden php

Try with this code below, add it in your virtual host config. Add this lines to httpd-vhosts.conf file: I fixed the same issue by this way. Hope it helps. Note: after changes please test it in incognito because you redirected by cache

What is the use of Mercury and Tomcat in Xampp control panel?

Mercury : Its a package to send emails. Its a local mail server. Tomcat : The Apache Tomcat software is an open source implementation of the Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages, Java Expression Language and Java WebSocket technologies. Tomcat official website Getting Started with Tomcat XAMPP Control Panel with Modules :