Comments on: Testing New WordPress Versions Part 1: XAMPP http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/ A Technology Crow in search of Bright Shiny Objects Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:03:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anxious To Hear Your Opinion Of The Beautiful New Site Layout! | My Super-Charged Life http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-72545 Anxious To Hear Your Opinion Of The Beautiful New Site Layout! | My Super-Charged Life Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:07:05 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-72545 [...] Testing New WordPress Versions - This series of three articles is slanted toward setting up a separate copy of your blog for the purpose of testing a WordPress upgrade prior to doing it on your live site.  However, the instructions apply to other scenarios as well.  This set of articles offered the most detailed information that I could find including screenshots.  If you haven’t done this, then this is a great place to start! [...] [...] Testing New WordPress Versions – This series of three articles is slanted toward setting up a separate copy of your blog for the purpose of testing a WordPress upgrade prior to doing it on your live site.  However, the instructions apply to other scenarios as well.  This set of articles offered the most detailed information that I could find including screenshots.  If you haven’t done this, then this is a great place to start! [...]

]]> By: spencer http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-50671 spencer Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:59:04 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-50671 @ chris, nevermind I'm a retard. probably should have read through the entire tutorial before asking my question. i didn't install the themes under the correct directory (htdocs) so by the time I got to page 3, I found the error. will study your directions in the future for the rest of the install. great work! @ chris, nevermind I’m a retard. probably should have read through the entire tutorial before asking my question. i didn’t install the themes under the correct directory (htdocs) so by the time I got to page 3, I found the error.

will study your directions in the future for the rest of the install.

great work!

]]> By: spencer http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-50669 spencer Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:51:03 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-50669 hi there Chris, great tutorial. I got everything up and running and can see the default and classic themes. When I download and unzip any new themes in my wordpress\wp-content\themes directory, they don't show up. I'm using the 2.6 version of WP. not sure if I need to change something locally or what. I've run several hacked WP sites in the past and have just done the "save and review" kind of changes. i think XAMPP is a better method but I'm hoping I can see the theme changes locally first. thank you in advance for any help! kindest regards, spencer hi there Chris, great tutorial.

I got everything up and running and can see the default and classic themes. When I download and unzip any new themes in my wordpress\wp-content\themes directory, they don’t show up.

I’m using the 2.6 version of WP. not sure if I need to change something locally or what. I’ve run several hacked WP sites in the past and have just done the “save and review” kind of changes.

i think XAMPP is a better method but I’m hoping I can see the theme changes locally first.

thank you in advance for any help!

kindest regards, spencer

]]> By: Chris http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-38347 Chris Wed, 21 May 2008 13:14:31 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-38347 @george - yep, the multiple blogs method works great for multiple versions. And yes, the key is making sure they're all in their own folder and they all have a different db prefix in wp-config.php. Have fun :-) @george – yep, the multiple blogs method works great for multiple versions. And yes, the key is making sure they’re all in their own folder and they all have a different db prefix in wp-config.php.

Have fun :-)

]]> By: george http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-38265 george Tue, 20 May 2008 21:28:00 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-38265 Thanks for the speedy response! I can see how I might adapt the instructions for multiple blogs to installing different Wordpress versions under xampp, but would placing the different files such as wp206, wp2011, wp203, wp25, etc. in folders under htdocs also work? (If so, I assume I would have to convert wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php, and the other steps that follow?) Thanks again! Thanks for the speedy response! I can see how I might adapt the instructions for multiple blogs to installing different Wordpress versions under xampp, but would placing the different files such as wp206, wp2011, wp203, wp25, etc. in folders under htdocs also work?

(If so, I assume I would have to convert wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php, and the other steps that follow?)

Thanks again!

]]> By: Chris http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-38257 Chris Tue, 20 May 2008 20:40:05 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-38257 Hi George, glad you liked it. Installing multiple WordPress is pretty straight-forward -- it's all about the db prefix in the wp-config.php file. See this for more info: http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_Multiple_Blogs Not sure about multiple XAMPPs... Hi George, glad you liked it.

Installing multiple WordPress is pretty straight-forward — it’s all about the db prefix in the wp-config.php file. See this for more info: http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_Multiple_Blogs

Not sure about multiple XAMPPs…

]]> By: george http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-38255 george Tue, 20 May 2008 20:15:22 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/09/16/testing-new-wordpress-versions-part-1-xampp/#comment-38255 Great article! Is there any way to install multiple versions of wordpress on xampp? Conversely, multiple versions of xampp on the same hard drive? Great article! Is there any way to install multiple versions of wordpress on xampp? Conversely, multiple versions of xampp on the same hard drive?

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