WampServer

I got Wampserver 3.0.6 64 bit x64 installed on my windows 8 laptop. I backed up my Joomla website using Akeeba 5.2.5 (latest version) and then extracted it using kickstart.php. However, when I try to access my website on localhost, instead of taking me to my website, it simply downloads a file ?

In the past I have extracted many website like this until now. Has something changed ?

Hi,

Downloads a file? Which file?

I do this all the time. It works. But I always create a Virtual Host to run the development version of the Jomla site in. Did you do that?

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Hi,

Check httpd.conf (open it from Wamp Tray Menu/ Apache) for the DirectoryIndex block.
This is what I have there:

# DirectoryIndex: sets the file that Apache will serve if a directory
# is requested.
#
<IfModule dir_module>
DirectoryIndex index.php index.php3 index.html index.htm
</IfModule>

It might be that your joomla index page has an extension not listed.

Also check your joomla folder for any remaining .htaccess file - that you might not need on your own server or its content might conflict with your apache settings.

Ciprian M.

Hi

Please read THE NEED for VIRTUAL HOSTS

This is doubly important when using a tool like JOOMLA or WordPress



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/30/2017 10:33AM by Otomatic.

I got the same issue only on google chrome only when opening the project using localhost.
On firefox, it is working well.
I close the browser completely and restart but still the same.
URL: [localhost]

So I created a virtual host for that and it is working fine with the above virtual host solution.
New URL: [gerlawfirm]