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1. BrianWW
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   We have two separate websites... our .com (content - held at a different host) and our .net (splash page - held at DreamHost). I uploaded WordPress to our .net at DreamHost in order to just design a simple splash page. I was very new to WordPress world, and just wanted to play around a bit. After playing around, I ended up creating a great looking website. Now I am in a quandry that I don't know how to fix.

   I have decided to move our .com site to DreamHost, and I can see the .com site on the ftp site. However, my "webtest" site is under our .net site and is not live (sub-domain).

   I am trying to see how I can move that site to live/replace our old site and name it fourtwelvemusic.com. Have no clue how to do this.

   1) Do I load another 3.3.1 download to a sub-domain under the .com?
   2) How will be able to update the site once it is live?

   Any help / suggestions would be great? The tech language that I have found is a bit over my head. So, simple steps are needed.

2. Christine
   Moderator
   Posted 3 months ago #

   What I would do is this:

   Install WordPress at the desired url - fourtwelvemusic.com (no need to use a sub domain)

   Grab the wp-content folder from your test site and upload it to your new WP installation.

   Connect your new WP to the previous database - edit the wp-config

   Export a copy of your db - using phpMyAdmin and open it in your text editor. Find and replace all instances of old-dmain.net with newdomain.com

   Replace the db on your server.

   Test the new site... and fingers crossed, everything should be good to go.

3. BrianWW
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   Christine... I feel like such an idiot! :) This is definitely out of my realm of understanding.

   So... if I understand what you are saying, I need to install WordPress into my fourtwelvemusic.com folder... correct? Will this impact at all my login into WordPress for updates?

   When you say grab the wp-content folder, should I copy it or drag/drop into the new installation?

   How do I connect my new WP to the previous database? You mention editing the wp-config (where is this? and how/what do I change in it?)

   Export a copy of my db - using phpMyAdmin (is this a free downloadable program or already part of my WP installation?)

   Once those changes are made from old to new, how do I replace the db?

   Once I get the basics here, I will get to work! :)

4. Christine
   Moderator
   Posted 3 months ago #

   So... if I understand what you are saying, I need to install WordPress into my fourtwelvemusic.com folder... correct?

   yes

   Will this impact at all my login into WordPress for updates?

   Once you've installed Wp at fourtwelvemusic.com, you're new login will be fourtwelvemusic.com/wp-admin

   When you say grab the wp-content folder, should I copy it or drag/drop into the new installation?

   I use Filezilla to connect to my sites. I would drag the entire wp-content on my desktop and then upload it to the new site, again just using FTP.

   How do I connect my new WP to the previous database? You mention editing the wp-config (where is this? and how/what do I change in it?)

   When you first installed WordPress at your .net site, you would have created a wp-config.php. It's in the root directory. You can grab it using FTP. BUT !!!!!! you might not want to do that.. I'm thinking that perhaps exporting your content might be easier.

   >>>>>> Instead of moving the db, what you could do as well, is just set your site up at fourtwelvemusic.com, install the theme you created, save all of your settings and then use the export function to export your content from the .net site and import it into the new one.
   This will be easier than fiddling around with the database.

5. BrianWW
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   To get the ball rolling... what are the steps for a proper install of WP on a new site? I didn't use an ftp for my first install, but because of how it is currently set up... I don't think that this will work this time. Any recommendations?

   Thanks so much for the help. It has been a real struggle getting answers that I understand. :)

6. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 3 months ago #

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress

7. Sabinou
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   And when your importation is done, if your posts contain hardlinks, you may use that page for reference, to update the contents of all your posts in a single batch (like replacing fourtwelvemusic.net with fourtwelvemusic.com) :
   http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/12/01/search-and-replace-in-wordpress-mysql-database/
   (just backup before running the command, one is never careful enough)

8. BrianWW
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   Okay... I think that I need some help here. Now when I go to our page, I get the WP Admin page to login. Do I set up a totally new login or use the old/previous login?

   I am guessing that if I use the old/previous login, it will pull up our WP test site. However, it will be pulling the information from our .net site.

   Any suggestions or recommendations?

9. Christine
   Moderator
   Posted 3 months ago #

   If you just did a brand new installation in a totally different folder, what you should be getting in the news installation page, which is what I see here - http://fourtwelvemusic.com/wp-admin/install.php

   This is for a brand new install... You can use whatever login credential you want.

10. BrianWW
    Member
    Posted 3 months ago #

    I did a brand new install.

    Can I have two separate WP accounts? 1 for the .com and 1 for the .net?

11. Christine
    Moderator
    Posted 3 months ago #

    You can do as many install as you want if they are in different folders. These are not WP accounts... Now I'm the one that's totally confused. :(

12. BrianWW
    Member
    Posted 3 months ago #

    Oh no... I have confused the expert! lol

    I know with my .net site that I designed the page offline while the site remained up and running.

    Since I have a new WP on the .com site, I was wondering if it would be wise to set up another WP admin login for the .com... if that is even possible.

13. Christine
    Moderator
    Posted 3 months ago #

    If you set up a new WordPress site, you are automatically setting up a new wordPress admin... It can have the same username and password if you want, but it's a totally different site and database.

    You need to view both sites as totally separate.

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