# Local wont' open WP Admin

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/local-wont-open-wp-admin/38704>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 21, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-wont-open-wp-admin/38704 "2023-08-21T16:37:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![klar4230](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7bcc69/32.png) [@klar4230](https://community.localwp.com/u/klar4230)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-wont-open-wp-admin/38704/1 "2023-08-21T16:37:32Z")

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I get the following error when trying to open my sites in Local. What is my error and how do I fix it?

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### What steps can be taken to replicate the issue? Feel free to include screenshots, videos, etc

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### System Details

- **Local Version:**

- **Operating System (OS) and OS version:**

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### Local Logs

Attach your Local Logs here ([Help Doc - Retrieving Local’s Log](https://localwp.com/help-docs/troubleshooting/retrieving-locals-log-file/))

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**Author:** ![ben.turner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/ben.turner/32/5366_2.png) [@ben.turner](https://community.localwp.com/u/ben.turner)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-wont-open-wp-admin/38704/2 "2023-08-22T14:51:18Z")

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Hey @klar4230 Welcome to the Local Community Forums!

It’s hard to say exactly what’s going on from that error message. Something appears to be wrong with the connection to the database.

Can provide the Local Logs? You can get a zip of those logs by clicking the “Download Local Log” button from the “Support” tab of Local. See this help doc for more information:

> **[Retrieve Local’s Log File](https://localwp.com/help-docs/troubleshooting/retrieving-locals-log-file/)**
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> A big part of troubleshooting errors, on any website or application, is the log file. This file contains a record of actions or errors that have occurred when a process is done. When reaching out for…

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**Author:** ![klar4230](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7bcc69/32.png) [@klar4230](https://community.localwp.com/u/klar4230)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-wont-open-wp-admin/38704/3 "2023-09-05T14:50:24Z")

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I reinstalled and then things were working properly. Thanks for the follow up!

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-wont-open-wp-admin/38704/4 "2023-09-07T02:50:45Z")

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