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<?php
define( 'DB_NAME', 'database_name_here' );
define( 'DB_USER', 'username_here' );
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'password_here' );
define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' );
define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );

if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
  define( 'ABSPATH', __DIR__ . '/' );
}

require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php';

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WordPress Playground emulates MySQL using SQLite. These tools are still evolving; report issues on the GitHub issue tracker.

ID	post_title	post_status	post_type
1	Hello from WordPress Playground!	publish	page
2	Sample Page	publish	page
3	Privacy Policy	draft	page
4	Navigation	publish	wp_navigation

SQLite database path: /wordpress/wp-content/database/.ht.sqlite · Size: 452 KB

WARN[21-May-2026 10:18:21 UTC] file_get_contents(/wordpress/wp-admin/css/view-transitions.min.css): Failed to open stream.

INFO[21-May-2026 10:18:20 UTC] Blueprint step runPHP completed in 42ms.

WARN[21-May-2026 10:18:20 UTC] Function wp_maybe_inline_styles was called incorrectly. Unable to read path for wp-block-library.

ERR[21-May-2026 10:17:58 UTC] PHP Notice: Undefined index: themeData in blueprint step 2.

INFO[21-May-2026 10:17:51 UTC] Request GET /hello-from-playground/ returned 200.

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