From livesite to localhost - missing attachments and avatars

[radu81]

Hello

I wanted to make some tests and I prefer doing them in localhost. The method I use always worked without problems. Here are the steps that I usually do:
- cpanel - file manager - make a zip of all ftp files
- from phpmyadmin I export a zip file with all tables of database
- with filezilla - download zip file to my localhost
- unzip ftp files
- import database
- change settings.php
- run repair-settings.php
- change path to custom template

The forum is runing but no avatars or attachments are displayed. As I said I use this method for years, it always worked but not now. Am I missing something?

thank you in advance

[kat]

Paths. Check them, for attachments and avatars, in their respective settings sections.

Or, perhaps...

http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Repair_settings.php

[radu81]

I always run repair-settings.php, that's strange.... I did this lots of times and never seen this problem

[kat]

Is ANYTHING displayed? I guess a gander at the error log might glean something useful.

[Kindred]

did you run repair settings TWICE?

[radu81]

Sorry for delay and thanks all for ansering.

I have multiple folders for attachments and afetr runing repair settings there was no folder mentioned as path.

The problems was with repair-settings.php file, it was an old version. My fault