Support Documentation for DesktopServer

• Getting Started with DesktopServer
• Installing DesktopServer
• Manually Installing DesktopServer on Windows
• How to Uninstall DesktopServer
• Manually Installing DesktopServer on a Mac
• Using the Localhost/Sites Page
• Upgrading DesktopServer
• Resolving the Port 80 Conflict on Windows Systems Running Skype
• Error: It appears you have another web server already running on port 80 on Windows
• Unable to Connect

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• Windows 10 and localhost is blank
• How to Deploy Your DesktopServer Website Using Direct Deploy to a Live Server
• How to Backup Your DesktopServer Installation
• How to Deploy Your DesktopServer Website Using Quick Deploy to a Live Server
• How to Use Blueprints for Quick & Consistent WordPress Development
• Using Duplicator to Import a Live Website to DesktopServer
• Error: increase redo log size using innodb_log_file_size
• How to Copy a Local Website
• How to Remove a Local Website
• How to Open the DesktopServer Preferences File

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• Getting Started with WordPress Multisite
• How to Change Top Level Domain (.dev) Extension Due to Privacy Error - Google Chrome, Safari Users
• Your Connection is Not Private: Google Chrome
• Using LAN Sharing for Mobile Device Testing
• Create Virtual Host, Folder and Database for Non WordPress Website
• Subdomain vs. Subfolder
• Windows 10 Only Shares IPv6 Address
• Change the Default Browser
• Enabling Mail on Windows
• Safari Cannot Establish a Secure Connection to the Server

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• Introduction to Mailbox-viewer
• Introduction to InnoDB Autoconvert
• Introduction to Database Collation Fix
• Using Coda Support
• DesktopServer for WordPress
• Using Mailbox-viewer
• Introduction to Clean Import
• Using Airplane Mode
• Introduction to Airplane Mode
• Introduction to Debug and Trace

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• Preferences file Repair Script

• I’m currently using XAMPP / MAMP / WAMP / Bitnami / InstantWP / AMPPS / Web Matrix, can I use DesktopServer?
• Where is the DesktopServer User Guide
• Can I put DesktopServer on a portable drive and take my sites with me?
• Will DesktopServer Premium still work after my one year license expires?
• Why the .dev.cc top level domain? Can’t I use a .com tld?
• Can I install DesktopServer Premium on more then one computer?
• Can I use DesktopServer for non-WordPress websites
• What are the prerequisites for DesktopServer? Do I need to know PHP?
• On Windows the install folder says xampplite vs just xampp, isn’t xampp better?
• What if I decide I’m not going to use DesktopServer? What is your refund policy?

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