Nick, please point me in the right direction so I can set up a local test environment on my Windows computer. I definitely want to get more involved in the Joomla Community... and right now I'm only receiving emails from the Joomla Bug Squad. Not sure what else I need to do or where to go, etc.

Thanks!
Pat

Hi Pat,

I'd be glad to help!

OK, first off, do you have a localhost server set up yet? (e.g. WAMP, MAMP, XAMPP, etc)? If so, which one?

What operating system are you using (e.g. Windows or Mac OS)?

The easiest way to get started and get your toes wet is by using Tortoise:
docs.joomla.org/Tortoise_SVN

However, let's get the questions above answered before moving on to Tortoise.

Kind regards,
Nick

Hi, Nick.

I have a Windows 7, 64-bit laptop, and no localhost server set up on it. This is a fresh install.

Pat

Hi Pat,

OK, in that case, set up WAMP :)

Here's our tutorial for Local Installation on a PC using WAMP:
www.ostraining.com/courses/session/jooml...nstallation-on-a-pc/

Here's how you can create a test copy of your live site to your WAMP installation (just create a subfolder in the www folder of WAMP):
www.ostraining.com/blog/joomla/test-site-akeeba-backup/

Here's how you can start testing patches on WAMP using Tortoise (just create another subfolder of the www folder of WAMP):
docs.joomla.org/Tortoise_SVN

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.

Kind regards,
Nick

Nick, I went to download WAMP, and saw I had about five different versions to choose from. I selected WAMP server (64 bits & PHP 5.3) 2.2E. I downloaded it, installed it, and it was in my tray in the lower right of the screen. I turned it on, started all services, and clicked on LocalHost. This took me to a 403 Forbidden page.

What did I do wrong? I'm not going on to the next step until I get this LocalHost viewable.

Thanks,
Pat

One more detail, when I did the install, it asked what was my default browser, and I let it use the standard it used, internet explorer. But my default browser is firefox. I don't see where I can change this. Could this be causing the 403 Forbidden error?

Thanks,
Pat

Hi Pat,

Here is a tutorial on working with the 403 forebidden error with WAMP:
stackoverflow.com/questions/8204902/wamp-403-forbidden-message

Also, your browser message asking your default browser shouldn't affect anything.

Let me know if this helps.

Hi, Tessa!

I found the files that are mentioned in the link you sent me. Do I remove all the text between the tags so it looks like this:

and

If so, I modified the files like this, then restarted all services, clicked on LocalHost, and received an error message:

Perhaps I didn't edit the files correctly, in which case please tell me what I did wrong.

Thanks!
Pat

P.S. I tried method #2, but of course I couldn't save the file. I am the only administrator on this computer so I don't know why I couldn't save it... back to Plan #1.

P.P.S. When I type 127.0.0.1 into my url bar, I do see the localhost server screen. So I know it's there, and what you've given me to do is spot on.

Hi Paul,

That is your config file for phpmyadmin, did you do this for your apache config file as well?

I figured out what I did wrong. Here is the snippet for httpd.conf (Apache's config file):

and PHPMyAdmin access, the config file is phpmyadmin.conf :

There was a lot of commenting, and I missed a few lines... and now it's working.

On to the next step!

Thanks, Tessa.

Hi Pat,

You are welcome! I am glad OSTraining was able to lead you toward the right direction. :-)