underdone wrote:...I'm not sure if this could be causing the problem but to keep the files and settings from the old setup i just copied the xampp folder and pasted it over the old one. I know this is probably not a good idea but i could not find and documentation on what files need to be backed up.
[Rant]Documentation for the XAMPP project is abysmal to say the least especially for users who have not much experience with such things. Much is taken for granted that you at least know as much as the developers about all things XAMPP.
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However, what version did you overwrite with 1.5.4a?
It could make a difference as some versions just won't update that way and need a fresh install.
If you feel your current installation is corrupt in some way then rename you current XAMPP installation directory.
Then reinstall 1.5.4a to the same named directory structure as your previous installation.
Copy over your web content from the old renamed directory structure.
Now check that your localhost and your web access work.
If not, I suspect your web access won't work, you will need to make those changes to your conf files you had in the old version - don't overwrite the conf files again but edit the conf files in the usuall way - backup the original before editing so you have a revertable working file and restart Apache after every change made to check you changes will allow Apache to restart.
Your databases are stored in the
xampp\mysql\data directory.
Or do a a database export to an sql file so you can import them again into the new installation.
A bit messy but it's the only way to be sure you didn't mess up by overwriting.
When your new installation is up and working as you expect then you can delete the renamed XAMPP installation.
Before doing any of the above try and fix your CSS errors which may be affecting your page loading. See below.
underdone wrote:Here's the website so you can see what i am talking about.
http://www.rainender.comHelp much appreciated.
edit: I forgot to mention that these problems happen if i use localhost:80 or just localhost to get to the site. And it also effects the configuration pages withing xampp and phpmyadmin.
The page loads, albeit very slowly, from here.
You do have a few issues with your CSSheets and also the validation links at the bottom of your page are invalid.
You can check your CSS by visiting this link and typing in your main url you posted above:
http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
You should also try and reduce the size of your images for the web.
For example this image is far too big in size of the file:
http://www.rainender.com/wp-content/upl ... h-crew.png
It is 352 KB - should be no larger than say 25 KB
The physical size 560px wide by 300px high is fine just reduce the KB of the file. Most graphic editing software can do this when you save the file for the web.