Posted 9 months ago #
I have had wordpress up and running and have since done something to upset it. I would like to just blank everything and do a clean re install but when I try to just upload the files again and run the install command I just get errors.
1and1 is hosting the site and I am using Filezilla for FTP.
I must be a complete n00b as I have never managed to get things up working at all, even with WordPress's 5 min install methord.
Thanks
Dom
Posted 9 months ago #
Hard to guess accurately, but I suspect your problem would be solved if you emptied your database, or deleted and re-created it.
Likewise, you didn't mention that you first deleted all your WordPress files before you upload the files again.
It is also generally more trouble-free to install WordPress in a folder (the Codex tells you how to make it look like it is in the Root, i.e. - accessed by the Domain Name only), as there are sometimes conflicting files in the Root.
All that said, I see that 1and1 has a WordPress install script. You may want to try that instead. I'm not a big fan of one click installs provided by web hosting companies, but I found it a good way to get started the first time I used WordPress (years ago), even though I installed manually once I wanted to get serious.
Posted 9 months ago #
Hi,
Thanks for making this easy to understand, I am not so technical.
I have just deleted and recreated my MySQL database and reconnected to it, only to find the wordpress files still in there, does this sound odd or am I getting the wrong end of the stick how this all works?
Posted 9 months ago #
WordPress is made up of two pieces. A database and a bunch of files. Really important to know that later on down the road. For example, you should back them up at the same time. And restore them from the same time's backup, or you could run into problems. "In sync" is the name for the concept.
Nothing magical. If you delete the database, the files are not automatically deleted. Likewise, if you delete the files, the database is untouched.
Files and databases are just two different ways of storing information on a computer. Closest analogy is Windows where most information is stored in files. But some information is stored in the Registry, typically settings like what design your Desktop background is. Or what a Toolbar looks like in your word processor software.
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