pimcore problems remote to local transfer

Question

I just got database + files from an "abandoned" project developed with pimcore that I need to restore. The remote server is a LAMP environment while my PC is a WAMP one. The site works fine remotely but when I try to open the index I get

 Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Zend_Controller_Dispatcher_Exception' with message 'Invalid controller specified (Newsletter)' in D:\www\test\pimcore\lib\Zend\Controller\Dispatcher\Standard.php:248 Stack trace: #0 D:\www\test\ricordamipianella\pimcore\lib\Zend\Controller\Front.php(954): Zend_Controller_Dispatcher_Standard->dispatch(Object(Zend_Controller_Request_Http), Object(Zend_Controller_Response_Http)) #1 D:\www\test\pimcore\lib\Pimcore.php(216): Zend_Controller_Front->dispatch() #2 D:\www\test\index.php(19): Pimcore::run() #3 {main} thrown in D:\www\test\pimcore\lib\Zend\Controller\Dispatcher\Standard.php on line 248

Though I can open the control panel (at least the login page). Since I have no knowledge of pimcore or Zend FM does anybody know how to find what's causing the error?

Thank you

Answer 1

If you did a direct download of the project, make sure to check your php.ini include_path to make sure all the libraries you need are known to php.
Also look at the index.php file and make sure the APPLICATION_PATH constant is correct for the new enviroment. It was likely changed to reflect the remote hosts requirements.