# Safari and chrome "cannot connect server" suddenly

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/safari-and-chrome-cannot-connect-server-suddenly/24612>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 27, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/safari-and-chrome-cannot-connect-server-suddenly/24612 "2021-02-27T20:42:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Tim.Keary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@Tim.Keary](https://community.localwp.com/u/Tim.Keary)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/safari-and-chrome-cannot-connect-server-suddenly/24612/1 "2021-02-27T20:42:06Z")

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### Issue Summary

\_One or two sentence summary of the issue.\_Both Safari and Chrome cannot “Connect to the Server” to either view site or to admin site.

#### Troubleshooting Questions

- Does this happen for all sites in Local, or just one in particular? I only host one site locally.

- Are you able to create a new, plain WordPress site in Local and access it in a Browser?  
No

#### Replication

Describe the steps that others can take to replicate this issue. If you have screenshots that can help clarify what is happening, please include them!

 ![Screen Shot 2021-02-27 at 3.18.25 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/lwpforums/original/2X/3/3c741f53d800b6bd3958bdb2e54b5bf0af68aad6.png)

#### System Details

- Which version of Local is being used? 5.9.9+5246

- What Operating System (OS) and OS version is being used?

- Attach the Local Log. See this Community Forum post for instructions on how to do so:

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**Author:** ![Tim.Keary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@Tim.Keary](https://community.localwp.com/u/Tim.Keary)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/safari-and-chrome-cannot-connect-server-suddenly/24612/2 "2021-02-27T20:43:50Z")

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Here is the log

[local-lightning.log](https://community.localwp.com/uploads/short-url/otiOPRgHbUeseulWdRETdq4rMrj.log) (334.5 KB)

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**Author:** ![jake](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/jake/32/4465_2.png) [@jake](https://community.localwp.com/u/jake)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/safari-and-chrome-cannot-connect-server-suddenly/24612/3 "2021-03-01T17:10:26Z")

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Can you access the site without SSL/TLS? Using `http://` instead of `https://` .

You may need to change the site setting in the wp\_options table, so that it doesn’t try to redirect back https…

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**Author:** ![Tim.Keary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@Tim.Keary](https://community.localwp.com/u/Tim.Keary)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/safari-and-chrome-cannot-connect-server-suddenly/24612/4 "2021-03-01T17:40:17Z")

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Thanks - tried both and it did not work.  
But here is a workaround that did. I exported the site to a zip file then imported it back in as a new site2. I accidentally tried the original site and Safari found it!!! So I deleted site2 and am back working. I am 95% done with the site and can’t wait to publish it online.

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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:** [May 30, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/safari-and-chrome-cannot-connect-server-suddenly/24612/5 "2021-05-30T17:40:20Z")

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