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WordPress

Claudio Gomes
Claudio Gomes
8,872 Points
Posted by Claudio Gomes
Claudio Gomes
8,872 Points

Error 500 when trying to run a Wordpress site downloaded from live into localhost.

I've installed MAMP and the vanilla WP on my local OS X without a problem using the 5 minutes installation. Then I decided to download my live server & the associated DB into my localhost and started getting an error 500. Any suggestions on what might be happening here or how do I go about fixing the issue?

Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,249 Points
Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,249 Points

I expect you'll need to change the Site URL from what is set on your live server to localhost. The attached link provides a few methods to go about doing this.