php - Wordpress website not loading

I downloaded an entire existing wordpress website from a filemanager. I also setup the database for it, by exporting/importing the existing database. I also modified the siteurl and home field in wp_options in https://localhost/my_project. But localhost does not load that website at all. It says can not reach site. And I'm not sure why. I also set up the right values in wp-config.php and I have no clue which other steps I could take. Any ideas?

I downloaded an entire existing wordpress website from a filemanager. I also setup the database for it, by exporting/importing the existing database. I also modified the siteurl and home field in wp_options in https://localhost/my_project. But localhost does not load that website at all. It says can not reach site. And I'm not sure why. I also set up the right values in wp-config.php and I have no clue which other steps I could take. Any ideas?

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• 1 What environment are you using to run the site locally? – Chris Cox Commented Dec 12, 2024 at 13:01
• @ChrisCox wamp server – Jorn Reed Commented Dec 12, 2024 at 13:18
• Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. – Community Bot Commented Dec 13, 2024 at 0:27

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WP stores URLs in a lot of different tables. You can either use a WP CLI command to search and replace the old URL to your new local URL, or use a plugin to do the same thing.

Don't just go do a blanket search-and-replace in phpMyAdmin or similar because the URLs are stored in serialized arrays in some places, and if the character count of the URLs differs the whole site breaks.