wordpress and xampp just doesn't work, does it?

[Mark MacKenzie]

I have wasted this afternoon trying to install the Bitnami module for Wordpress to Xampp. I can't say I know exactly what I am doing but I can say that this Bitnami download is flawed. On install, every time, which means I uninstalled several times, I get a fatal error message. It tries to open its own dashboard and returns "object not found."

After searching around, I see that there have been Wordpress files created at /xampp/htdocs/apps/wordpress/htdocs or thereabouts. I presume not where they should be to work. I fumbled around trying different files in different locations to no avail.

Can anyone confirm that the Bitnami module actually works? I'm ready to call it quits....

[LukeWatts85]

It doesn't work for Wordpress. Just install Wordpress manually, it's easy and just as fast.

Rule of thumb, if the tool that is supposed to make life easier makes life harder by adding additional complexity, ditch it and do it the "long" and trusted way. It'll be quicker. Trust me, I've learned that from many wasted evening trying to get various automation tools working. By the time you get it setup you've forgotten what you wanted to do anyways.

[Mark MacKenzie]

Thank you for the kind and helpful reply.