404 installation error 404 URL not found after installation.

[Speed]

Hi Everyone, New here but not new to CMS and Template developing  . Early today, I've installed PW, it was successful, the result was flawless. But then, I realized I've encounter 404 error and was unable to go into admin. I've spend 4 hours going through troubleshooting guide following this link  http://processwire.com/docs/tutorials/troubleshooting-guide/page3  and I am not getting any luck, so I was hoping I could get some help from you so I can get started with PW

First, the PW is running on localhost using MAMP 3.3.2 (free version).  The PW files is located inside MAMP/htdocs as subfolder called pwNew. So obvious inside htaccess the  Rewrite Base command should be 

RewriteBase /pwNew

(of course hashtags has been removed) if I did it right, then it didn't work for me!  So next, I went inside  /apache/conf/httpd.conf and  then changed... 'none' to 'All' 

 

<Directory />
    Options FollowSymLinks ExecCGI
    AllowOverride All
    Order deny,allow
    Allow from all
</Directory>

Unfortunately, it didn't work for me.  I've confirmed twice... the mod_rewrite have been installed, up and running.

Confirmation # 1 running mod_rewrite_test.php with this code below, 

<?php
if(in_array('mod_rewrite', apache_get_modules())) {
  echo 'mod_rewrite is installed.';
} else {
  echo 'mod_rewrite isn't installed.';
}
?>

...and then run it from browser

Confirmation # 2 from phpinfo

I really need your help and hope there are solution for it.

 

Thanks in advance. 

[Robin S]

Hi Speed, welcome to the PW forums

I don't have a direct solution to your problem, more a general recommendation based on my experience. I find the development process and (especially) the rollout to a  production environment a lot easier if I develop using a virtual host. That way you're not having to worry about subfolders and localhost and all that; you can access your development site directly at http://my-project/

Here is an article about setting up virtual hosts in the free version of MAMP:
http://foundationphp.com/tutorials/vhosts_mamp.php

[BitPoet]

@Speed: you did restart the webserver after changing http.conf, right? I don't know MAMP in particular, but check if there's an "AccessFileName" directive somewhere in the Apache config. It may be looking for htaccess or htaccess.txt instead of .htaccess on Windows since the latter can only be created in a CMD window (I've encountered some Apache bundles over the years that did so).

[szabesz]

@Speed I have MAMP Pro so I do not know if it works (also, it is an old post) but you might want to give it a try:

http://jonathanmh.com/using-virtual-hosts-with-mamp-free/

[Speed]

Robin S, BitPoet, and Szabesz, thank you for responding.  Although Virtual host worked!  I've followed this clear and precise tutorial https://www.taniarascia.com/setting-up-virtual-hosts/ . Test confirmed when I added index.php alone and typed <?php "Hello World" ?>

 

However, new problem arises. After copy/paste PW files into local hoses... Typed "mylocal:8888" on address bar. I end up with "index of/" page. The PW did not initiate installation.  I've tried add "mylocal:8888 index.php" and "mylocal:8888 \index.php" I end up divert to google search.  I've restarted MAMP server nothing happens.  How can I get PW to initiate installation? 

Here's some information. 

processwire's  directory C:\MAMP\processwire

httpd.conf

<VirtualHost *:8888>
  ServerName mylocal
  DocumentRoot "C:/MAMP/processwire"
</VirtualHost>

host

127.0.0.1  mylocal

 

[Speed]

Oh I feel stupid ,

From httpd.config The processwire document root is set at C:\MAMP\processwire

 MAMP server Preference > (Tab) WebServer the document root is set  \MAMP\htdoc.  

I have changed it into C:\MAMP\processwire and it initiate install.php

[szabesz]

I'm glad you could finally make it work. Actually, I'm not really experienced in setting up virtual hosts, that is why I use MAMP Pro in the first place. However, if it works for you, why spend money on something you do not need  ?