Thread Starter
mcs
(@mcs)
Is there a trick to getting a post responded to?
Roy
(@gangleri)
My guess is that you didn’t leave the wp-config file alone like you should and you have created a new installation. You didn’t perhaps follow the install WP instructions (with creating a database, etc.) instead of upgrading WP? Your blog still runs in 2.6.3!
Thread Starter
mcs
(@mcs)
I was totally confused about which files to delete when following the instructions since cpanel file manager has sooo many wp files and it was all Greek to me. So while asking my hosting co. for help (LunarPages) they offered to do the file removal for me, then I used fantastico to upgrade through them also.
At this point though, they say the problem is with WP since all the files and database are present and accounted for and functioning. If the wp-config file was messed with, is there a fix?
Change your wp-config.php to point to the old database, and it should work. If you have a backup (you do make backups, right?) of the file, just re-upload it.
Honestly, though, don’t ask your host to ‘upgrade’ for you, since you can’t really ever know what they did.
Thread Starter
mcs
(@mcs)
I tried pointing to the old database (if I did it correctly) I went into wp-config.php and changed the DB_NAME and DB_USER back to wrdp1 rather than the current wrdp2.
// ** MySQL settings – You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘marci19_wrdp2’);
/** MySQL database username */
define(‘DB_USER’, ‘marci19_wrdp2’);
Then I got this message when I tried to log on:
Error establishing a database connection
This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host’s database server is down.
Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?
Are you sure that the database server is running?
If you’re unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host. If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.
So did I do it wrong?
As for backups, I have them. I am just so clueless I don’t know how to re-upload them. (I walked through set up originally blind and clueless so my learning curve is rather steep…) I can try to figure that out, but any help is appreciated.
The index page is dynamically generated so if it’s showing your original content then it’s either a) cached or b) correct.
