[support] Move site from Web server to local on MAMP

[Steve Edwards]

Did you copy the .htacess file to your local?

Steve

On Jan 13, 2011, at 1:07 PM, prothero wrote:

> Folks:
> Drupal 6.19
> 
> I want to move my existing web site from my web server (it works fine) to my local MAMP installation. I'm doing this because I want to learn how to use ubercart without messing up my working web site. I have several working MAMP installations, but can't get the downloaded one to work.
> 
> I've exported the web version and imported the database into the MAMP version. No problem.
> I've copied all of the files from the web site to the MAMP site. No problem.
> I've modified the setups.php folder to account for the MAMP port for the db and base URL port (8889 and 8888),
> I've run update.php with free access set to true.
> 
> The front page shows up fine, BUT:
> Here's the problem:
> When I click on any of the menu buttons, I get a 
> "The requested URL /node/51 was not found on this server."
> error.
> BUT: if I use http://baseURL/?q=node/4 address (for example), I get the page. But I have clean urls set to true and 
> addresses like: http://baseURL/node/4 give me the "page not found" error.
> I also get this error with URL's like: http://baseURL/admin/settings/clean-urls
> 
> I DO have cleanURL's turned on, but obviously there is something I need to change that I don't know about.
> 
> What might be the problem?
> 
> Thanks, for any help,
> Bill
> 
> William A. Prothero
> http://earthednet.org/
> 
> 
> 
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