Changed the URL in "General Settings," unable to access blog now.

  • Resolved kmlynch

    (@kmlynch)


    11 years, 6 months ago

    I was following some suggestions in the The Definitive Guide To Higher Rankings For WordPress Sites and I changed the WordPress Address & Site Address from the General Settings on my Dashboard. After I did that, I could no longer bring up my blog (http://mymedhome.com/llufamily) or log into the admin page. I’ve come across a few other threads where the OP had this problem, and I followed the suggested solutions, but I am still having a problem. I’ve edited the siteurl & home areas of wp-config.php using phpMyAdmin, and added

    update_option('siteurl','http://mymedhome.com/llufamily');
update_option('home','http://mymedhome.com/llufamily');

    after the initial “<?php” line in my theme’s function.php file. If anyone has any other suggestions of what I can do to get my blog back online I would appreciate it greatly. Thanks!

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  • kmessinger

    (@kmessinger)

    11 years, 6 months ago

    http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL

    Thread Starter kmlynch

    (@kmlynch)

    11 years, 6 months ago

    Thanks for the suggestion, kmessinger, but, as I specified in my original post, I’ve already followed the steps listed on http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL (edit wp-config.php & edit function.php) to no avail.

    I’ve edited the siteurl & home areas of wp-config.php using phpMyAdmin, and added

    update_option('siteurl','http://mymedhome.com/llufamily');
update_option('home','http://mymedhome.com/llufamily');

    after the initial “<?php” line in my theme’s function.php file.

    Thread Starter kmlynch

    (@kmlynch)

    11 years, 6 months ago

    There are 2 different error messages I’m seeing. When I try to view the blog (http://mymedhome.com/llufamily) I get the following error message:

    The website cannot display the page – HTTP 500
    Most likely causes:
    •The website is under maintenance.
    •The website has a programming error.

    What you can try:
    Refresh the page.
    Go back to the previous page.
    More information

    And when I try to visit my admin page (http://mymedhome.com/llufamily/wp-admin) I get the following, similar, but with some differences, error message:

    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 mym1226210254969.db.2696798.hostedresource.com. 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.

    Thread Starter kmlynch

    (@kmlynch)

    11 years, 6 months ago

    Oh for heaven’s sake.

    After looking closely at the wp-admin error message I was getting, I figured I’d check the wp-config.php file to see what it was showing for my DB username & password… at the beginning of this entire process I changed my DB password from my hosting center, but this didn’t update the information in wp-config.php automatically. I manually updated the password, replaced the file in my directory, and PRESTO!

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