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If you run modern composer-based WordPress projects, like Bedrock, or a company template with public_html/wp, WordPress as a package, config from a .env , etc. etc.; then you know that Local and composer projects go together like… well, like they don’t. Not without forcing them.
Import such a site into Local and behold the carnage; WordPress version: unknown. The Database tab: “Unable to find DB_HOST”. The multisite domain Sync button: does nothing. “Open Site Shell”: lands you nowhere useful. One-click admin: nope. Everything that makes Local pleasant is broken, and Local doesn’t even have the decency to tell you why. Continue reading “LocalWP and composer-based WordPress is not a good match, but we can fix that [A LocalWP Addon].”