Moving WP/PlatformPro site files inside of MAMP

[pcgs 0]

When I install WordPress on a remote server I usually wind up putting the core files in its own directory and leave the index.php a the root of the site. I need my localhost site structure to match how I want to upload it to the remote site. Doing otherwise is inefficient and wastes a lot of time. So I now have a simple WordPress v3.0.4 site installed in MAMP. I followed the WP Codex instructions for Giving WordPress its Own Directory While Leaving Your Blog in the Root Directory. I've used these instructions before and they work just fine but only on a remote hosting account like GoDaddy, not with a localhost setup like MAMP. I can login to the Admin area and everything looks normal. I have reset the permalinks several times. I'm getting no .htaccess errors. But no matter what, when I view my local site's pages I'm seeing completely unstructured pages. No theme, no stylesheet. Yes, I do see content so I know the database is working fine. Now here is the reason I'm NOT posting this question at the WordPress Forum: If I change my theme to Twenty Ten. The site works just fine. This only is a problem when I try to use the "PlatformBase" theme. I'm told that you guys at Pagelines use MAMP too. So you must know how to hook this up. So I ask the question here. I wish I could show you my problem but I cannot because, as Zoolander said, "Its in the computer." Thanks.

[bryan-hadaway 3]

I'm marking this for developer review for you to get some insight. Thanks, Bryan

[pcgs 0]

Don't know what that means but thanks. I sure would like to move forward because I have a site that is fairly dead in the water right now. Looking forward to hearing from someone soon.

[cmunns 16]

The problem sounds like the relationship between the parent theme folder and the child theme folder. If you try activating PlatforPro (not Base) do you get the same problem? What is a sample of the structure?

[pcgs 0]

My PlatformPro parent theme and the PlatformBase child theme are both in the themes directory along with the Twenty Ten theme. Like this: wp-content themes platformbase platformpro twentyten Yesterday neither of the Platform themes worked. I even had someone sitting here watching over my shoulder for a sanity check. I sure wish I knew why this wasn't working at all last night. Today they both seem to work (platformbase better because of the base.css is working) but in some instances its tough to get PlatformPro themes in general to accept relative addressing. I'm trying to edit things around to make sure that all the issues are now on my plate and not on the theme but I'm still working it through. I will post a better assessment soon. Happy New Year and thanks.

[pcgs 0]

The directory structure didn't tab over as I expected. wp-content > themes >> platformbase >> platformpro >> twentyten

[ericmyers 0]

Pcgs, It sounds like the relationship between the theme and how the WordPress structure is setup. Does it work when you haven't messed with the structure?

[pcgs 0]

I did nothing unusual to the structure other than follow the instructions at Wordpress.org to have my index.php at the root and leave the rest of the install a separate directory. Which is something I'm sure you've done numerous times. I've done it with PlatformPro before too. Everything is mysteriously working now. I did nothing to solve the problem. It was gone in the morning. And yes, I had been clearing my cache and using several browsers to test it. I am rebuilding a site now that seemed to be somehow damaged when all this happened. I was getting 30 second page load times with intermittent quick loads (of course may be due to caching). Removing plugins one at a time seemed like a good idea but it didn't help in this instance. There was no way to tell what was going on. Anyway its fixed. So its all working in MAMP with relative addressing so when I move things to the server there is minimal adjustments. I've uploaded my first wave of edits to the remote server and it seems to run fine. I'm slowly reintroducing plugins to see if I can avoid the long load times. Thanks.