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I assume I need to roll back my version of LocalWP? I stumbled on a note on the website that said anything after 6.5 no longer works with High Sierra, is this correct? Should I downgrade to 6.5?
Tried downgrading to local 6.5.1 and was able to successfully install a site but only with php version 7.3.5. I cannot seem to install any higher versions without Wordpress failing to load frustratingly.
If I could upgrade my OS I would but I do not have the luxury of purchasing a newer Mac at the moment. I am currently running macOS High Sierra on a mid-2011 iMac.
Is there no workaround for this? It’s a serious bummer.
You are correct in that it’s tied to your OS version. You can still use Local, but you won’t be able to use the latest versions of PHP for example. More details below:
May I ask, since normally in the past when developing themes I never used a tool like this and had to do it all manually on the backend… does it matter what php version I technically choose to “design” my site in in Local? Can I simply change this on my server later? And if so, what would be entailed in order to upgrade my php version later server side?
Unfortunately, it could be pretty jarring to jump PHP versions depending on the configuration of your site. I’ve seen many sites go down or look completely broken because a theme or plugin was not compatible with a PHP update. Something I would encourage you to do once you have the site in a ready state on Local is to get it moved to a host with an updated PHP version so you can do a QA on it first. I would do this before adding domains and pointing DNS so that the site isn’t getting any live traffic yet. For example, on Flywheel you can get a free 14-day Demo.
But no matter what host you go to you should be able to use a temporary domain and/or put the site in privacy mode so that it’s not publicly visible while you do your final checks.
It mostly has to do with all the changes to the shared libraries that MacOS has. PHP is expecting certain aspects of the OS to be there and they aren’t there, which causes PHP to generate an error.
Figured I’d take a stab at using it as is then, but already encountered an issue — I can’t seem to edit in the customize page, or add new pages or posts in Wordpress. It just goes blank. Is this due to the php version?
Seems to happen in the stock theme, or any other theme. Have not added any plugins yet.
[08-Aug-2023 22:03:56 UTC] PHP Warning: mysqli_real_connect(): (HY000/2002): No such file or directory in /Users/myname/Local Sites/earthsteal/app/public/wp-includes/class-wpdb.php on line 2035
Error is occurring in versions as old as Local 6.0 running php 7.3.5. Same result in Local 7.1.2 running php 7.3.5. App lets me effectively setup a site, launch it, and also enter the dashboard… but as soon as I attempt to edit anything the pages go blank.
I guess I led myself down a necessary troubleshooting rabbit hole because it dawned on me I should attempt to try this on another browser and I was able to load the pages for customizing or new pages etc. Very odd Safari seems to be partially to blame here. It is admittedly a very old build.
Sorry for the delay in response but we’re glad to see you were able to get things working again! Sometimes browsers can be pesky and it’s necessary to have 2 or 3 different ones to be able to spot check in.
