Changing from localhost:8888 to localhost

Question

I have just changed ports on MAMP from :8888 to :80 for localhost in order to setup a WordPress multisite for local development. However I have several sites with separate installations that are in my htdocs folder and previously used localhost:8888 as a root.

I did the following things in order :

1. Opened wp-config and changed the Mysql hostname to define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
2. Went to the options table of the database and changed the siteurl and home.
3. I cleared my .htaccess file
4. Cleared my browser cache.

Still, when I am at the index for localhost I am still being redirected to localhost:8888. I'm sure other people have had this problem and yet I can't seem to find the same question.

Interestingly enough I have access to admin just not to the front end.

Answer 1

You need to treat this just like you would when changing domains.

The short version is:

1. You need to change the WordPress Address and Site Address in Settings->General. You have to change both

2. Or edit wp-config.php to alter the same values as in step #1. This one is easiest if you've already lost part of the site functionality.

3. And alter the hard-coded addresses in the DB. I have always used Velvet Blues Update Urls for that.

The Codex has a link to a helper script and a longer 15 step process. Read through that carefully before beginning.