local backup with xampp

[konus]

Hello, I searched around, but did not find it:

Is there a description about the necessary steps to get a local running backup of the s9y-blog with xampp?

[yellowled]

What exactly do you mean? Backing up a blog from a webserver to your local xampp? Or just backing up your local xampp installation?

YL

[konus]

Yes, the first one: I would like to get a working local copy of my existing blog (as backup and as playground).

I already installed xampp locally, downloaded all files and imported a database dump. Then Ichanged serendipity_config.inc.php to point to the local database.

At the moment, I have problems with paths and with .htaccess (online, I had url-rewriting activated).
Any hints are appreciated, even if there is an easier way on windows like using wampp.

[Don Chambers]

I use XAMPP without any problems... Perhaps change URL rewriting on the xampp version and save the configuration so .htaccess gets rewritten?

[yellowled]

I'm with Don here - the issue probably is the "missing" URL rewriting in the local installation. In my experience (which refers to a "real" local LAMP server, which shouldn't make a significant difference), the ideal setting is to "clone" the live settings a close as possible in the local installation. You might need to install it from scratch locally if Don's suggestion doesn't work, though.

YL