title: XAMPP and Wordpress - Slow Loading
body: <p>I've recently installed WordPress onto localhost using XAMPP to host it. For some bizarre reason, accessing any page from the WordPress site (including the admin panel) is very slow.</p>
  
  <p>I've tried changing the host file to show:</p>
  
  <pre><code>127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1
  127.0.0.1 localhost
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But it hasn't made the slightest difference. My machine specs are fairly high, so this doesn't seem to be an issue. I'm currently in the process of downloading a new browser (currently using IE) - although i doubt this'll help the issue.</p>