I have exactly the same problem on High Sierra 10.13.6.
I’m using Local Version 5.6.10+4674
Furthermore if i try to import a site i get following error message:
I have the same problem and I get the following reply by typing “ps aux | grep mysql”:
myusername 4733 0.0 0.0 4267768 828 s000 S+ 3:10AM 0:00.00 grep mysql
Hi There,
I am also encountering this issue - not able to add any new site after updating Local to the latest version
@ben.turner - Hi, it seems to be similar topic to
Mac High Sierra - Local hangs on “Starting up Site Services”
Many thanks in advance for any info or temporary workaround.
Hi @Demo, you might try this work around: Mac High Sierra - Local hangs on "Starting up Site Services"
Best regards,
Andre
Hey everyone –
Thanks for your patience with this and for the work done to zero in on a work around!
To recap – if you are having issues creating new sites on macOS High Sierra, try the workaround outlined in this earlier reply:
For those of you affected by this, can you upvote the bug that I’ve created here which will also allow you to be notified when the bug is being worked on and completed:
Thanks!
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This works and a site is created but I experience problems with connecting to the database.
When I import a site using all-in-one-migration plugin it imports everything except the site pages (just the standard WP pages).
When I open Sequel Pro I get an error message. I’m trying to establish whether this is a problem with Local or with the site I exported with all-in-one.
When you say that the site is created – does it fully create the site? For example, are you able to click the “Visit site” button and access a working installation of WordPress within the browser?
Yes, I can access the Dashboard and the Sample page but all the pages from the site I am migrating from are not there. Not sure if Local is at fault or the site I am migrating from is not exporting correctly.
Update
I created a new site on Local using the work around and used all-in-one to import a different site and it worked fine. So it must have been a corrupted export file from the first site. At least I know the work around works!
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Many thanks @dedevillela!
For now I had to drop Local app until fixed and went with a different solution - registered a temporary domain on my on-line hosting, as I cannot afford loosing the website for my customer.
Let’s see if this got fixed so I can comeback to Local in future.
Yep that worked for me too. Weird but thanks!
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For those of you that are still around, can you help test something for me?
Is there any difference between creating a “Preferred” site and creating a “Custom” site? I’ve heard some reports that users have success creating a custom site under High Sierra.
In particular, can you try using an older version of MySQL – I’m wondering if there’s an issue with MySQL 8 on High Sierra.
UPDATE
Have installed latest update (Version 5.7.2+4801) and I can now create new sites!
@owenwestlake you are the MAN!!! Thank You Sooooooo Much! I was sitting and been pulling my hair (whatever is left) for the past 4 hours trying to figure out Now I can progress.
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Nice!! I’m glad the latest version of Local is working for you!
@Demo @Not2Day @dedevillela @mo7s @hovhanneshovakimyan – Can you try updating to the latest version of Local and see if that fixes things for you?
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Yup, the latest release fixes everything, thank you for your kindness and patience.
Edit: After shutting down the app, and reopening later, the bug remains… only creating a ‘dummy’ site finishes the previous site installation.
Any thoughts?
Best regards,
Andre
That’s very odd. When opening Local again, can you verify that it’s the latest version of Local?
One other question would be how the app is being shut down: are you quitting Local, or is there some other pattern to it, for example, is the computer being put to sleep before Local can fully quit?
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