bexstar82
Member
Posted 7 months ago #
Hello,
I have spent a few hours running through the forum and although there are many similar questions, i simply keep running into dead ends.
Basically I changed the URL address in my general admin settings, then moved my site files from http://mudshop.com.au/home to the root http://mudshop.com.au and now I get the message "firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete. This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or refusing to accept cookies."
I know I am missing something but seem to be getting my self more and more confused. ANY HELP would be appreciated as it is for a client and needs to be up and running by tomorrow. Also this is my first wordpress site so I am very much a NOVICE - EKKKK!
Sounds like an .htaccess issue.
codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Within_Your_Site
It looks like you've stopped at step nine. It seems you can still log in:
http://www.mudshop.com.au/wp-login.php
Try logging in and resetting your permalinks.
bexstar82
Member
Posted 7 months ago #
Hi - Thanks so much for your quick response!
I tried to login but it I get "Not Found The requested URL /wp-login.php was not found on this server.
Apache/2.2.9 (Debian) PHP/5.2.6-1+lenny13 with Suhosin-Patch mod_ssl/2.2.9 OpenSSL/0.9.8g Server at mudshop.com.au Port 80
I am freaking out a bit now! I know this is the correct username and password. I don;t understand about permalinks, is there anything I can do from my FTP?
Thanking you again!
Could this be one of those things where a trailing / on the URL (to make clear it's a directory) can make all the difference?
Resetting permalinks is easy. Go to Settings / Permalinks, set back to default and save, then restore to your preferred option and save again.
bexstar82
Member
Posted 7 months ago #
Thanks dgilmour but I can't get into my admin so I am stuck! When I try to login in I receive an Error 404 message.I am completely lost. Maybe it is because I moved my files to the root dir and not copied them??
Open your .htaccess and paste your WordPress rules here. Make sure to follow the rules for posting code. Your RewriteBase is probably set to your old directory; you can try changing it to just /.
bexstar82
Member
Posted 7 months ago #
With regards to step 9 and beyond for
codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Within_Your_Site
it says to: Change the following and save the file. Change the line that says:
require('./wp-blog-header.php');
to the following, using your directory name for the WordPress core files:
require('./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php');
I am not sure I would be changing mine too?
Again, any help would be greatly appreciated.
I don't see that step anywhere on that page.
bexstar82
Member
Posted 7 months ago #
Sorry I have got so many "how to" sites open at the moment, frantically trying to find a solution. It got that info from http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory
Could you tell me what word press rules I need to paste into the .htaccess file? I am very new to WordPress and it is all quite foreign to me.
These are the rules added to the .htaccess text file in your WP root directory. (This is a file used by the Apache web server. It contains instructions (Directives, in Apache-speak) which are able to override the default web server settings for that specific directory.)
You can see examples here:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network#.htaccess_and_Mod_Rewrite
That codex page is similar, but primarily for doing the exact opposite of what you're doing right now.
I meant posting the contents of your .htaccess file here, so I can check if there's an obvious problem. I think it's a problem with your RewriteBase. It's probably still set to your old directory rather than the root directory: /. This would cause all your requests to be sent to the old directory, which doesn't exist anymore.
bexstar82
Member
Posted 7 months ago #
ok here it is Big Bagel
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
bexstar82
Member
Posted 7 months ago #
Cancel that last post:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /home/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /home/index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
Yup, change it to your first example:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
bexstar82
Member
Posted 7 months ago #
Ok BB will try and let you know...
bexstar82
Member
Posted 7 months ago #
Bugger, no good: I get this on the page:
The page isn't redirecting properly
Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.
This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or refusing to accept
cookies.
bexstar82
Member
Posted 7 months ago #
Do I need to change any thing in regards to the config or index.php files??
No. Are you sure you put wp-config.php in the root of your site? I get a 404 when navigating to:
http://mudshop.com.au/wp-config.php
It should show a blank page or a 403 if it exists.
Try removing the WordPress .htaccess rules all together. It will prevent you from using permalinks until your regenerate/reupload it, but it will make any problems in the file a non-issue.
Edit:
I also get a 404 for:
http://mudshop.com.au/wp-admin/index.php
Are you sure you moved over everything?
bexstar82
Member
Posted 7 months ago #
Still no good. Would you be willing to have a look at the files for me? I don't know if that is ok or if there is some where I can go. I can PM you the username and password.
I am desperate :(
Er...I suppose. I can't guarantee anything, but I can take a look.
bexstar82
Member
Posted 7 months ago #
The OP set his site URL and home URL as http://mudshop.com.au but his server is set to redirect everything to http://www.mudshop.com.au. So, the server and WordPress kept redirecting from one URL to the other. Fixing the entries in the database did the trick. If anyone needs to do the same:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL
