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1. blueamulet
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   I just got thru transferring a fresh copy of the latest WP to a different server (for a different site than my current), and everything is set to go, I even got in and got my configuration file updated. However, I am unable to open any files, I get a persistent 404 error "the file was not found on this server, etc" which is very frustrating... I've checked on the CHMOD end of things and that is set on 755. I'm afraid to touch anything in there, being as I'm still not an expert in these matters.

   This server is shared with a friend and she has wiped my database more than once, in hopes it would help the situation. And as far as being any further aid, she is also stymied just as I am...

   So now what? Weird that I can EDIT files but not OPEN any of them, since the system tells me they don't exist!!

2. govpatel
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Check if all your files are 644 and folders are 755
   is this a fresh install or is it transferred to new server reset your permalinks

3. blueamulet
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Yes, this is a brand new fresh install...the date is May 29 so I'm certain it's 3.1.3. But I could download it again, just to make certain sure.

   Anyway, I'll look again into the files and let you know what I find. ASAP. I suspect the problem has a simple answer that I just need to get at...

4. blueamulet
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Yup....the folders are indeed 755, and all files appear to be 644.

   So, what now?

5. govpatel
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   So now what? Weird that I can EDIT files but not OPEN any of them, since the system tells me they don't exist!!

   Do you have wordpress installed and can you log in admin panel.
   Is there any way you can post your url see what you are getting.

6. steve0659
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   I just installed wordpress.org via hostgator....received NO password at all...so now I cannot do anything with the site.....help......

7. govpatel
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   When you installed wordpress the last step you enter the user name and password for you admin panel you need to use that.

8. steve0659
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Problem solved.....uninstalled and reinstalled...so simple! :)

9. blueamulet
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Do you have wordpress installed and can you log in admin panel.
   Is there any way you can post your url see what you are getting.

   It's uploaded to the server, but I can't do the final install since I get a 404 error saying none of my files exist on the server. Which is why I remarked that it's weird that I can get in to edit them but I can't actually open them online. Can't bring up the login page or the index online. That was what made me suspect a Chmod prob but there doesn't seem to be anything wrong there.

10. govpatel
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    Are you sure you have wordpress in root as if they are there you should not have this problem who is your host.

11. blueamulet
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    Yes, it is in the root directory. And as far as the exact host, strange to say I do not know; the person who is sharing the server is a 22 year old college student whose father is paying the yearly fee. It's probably something like Bluehost, but even she says she doesn't know. I wish that she would ask! I'd ask him myself, only I'm in Indiana and they are in Tennessee, too far away, lol.

    Well, here is the 404 error msg I keep seeing, if this would give any clues:

    Not Found

    The requested URL /wordpress/wp-login.php was not found on this server.

    Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

    Apache/2.2.17 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.17 OpenSSL/0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 DAV/2 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at xxxxxx.com Port 80

12. blueamulet
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    Something else--when I hover over the link that should open a file, it says, "This link may not work if you don't have your own domain name." That can't be the cause of my problem, since in the past I was always able to get in.

13. govpatel
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    The requested URL /wordpress/wp-login.php was not found on this server.

    If you trying get to wordpress using above then you should have your wordpress files and folders in wordpress folder which should be in root folder possibly public_html

14. blueamulet
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    Hmmm, well, I say it's worth a try! Now I have to figure out how to create a public_html folder; hoping it's as simple as creating any other directory. ;\

15. govpatel
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    it should be there as when a server account is created it should have your root folder is there any way you can meet me on skype so I can see what you have with desktop share.
    my id is govindjip

16. blueamulet
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    I did create a public_html folder and moved all of my WP files into it, but that hasn't helped either, still that same persistent error message...

    I don't have Skype and I'm not sure how well it would work on dialup... Is there any other way to view someone else's directory? Seems my friend told me about something, can't remember what it was.

17. bh_WP_fan
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    blueamulet, Are you sure that your DNS is pointing to the proper location?

    Is your WordPress and Blog URL correct? For help adjusting this, see: http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/site-url/

    If that doesn't work, can you provide your domain name here, along with a link so we can see the 404 error?

18. blueamulet
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    I have no idea, bh_WP_fan; in fact I'm not even sure what DNS is! lol-

    On the shared server, I don't have an url for the blog yet, since I can't get the index or login files to open.

    Let me get you a link so that you can (I hope) see what's going on. Without me having to download Skype which, as I say, might not do well on dialup...

    Actually it's a sub-domain, but whatever... :)

    My friend named her domain sea-meets-sky, and here is the link to my persistent error message:

    http://sea-meets-sky.com/wordpress/wp-login.php

19. bh_WP_fan
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    It's a subfolder, not a subdomain, just for fun clarification.

    But nothing exists at sea-meets-sky.com/wordpress ... just as simple as that. There is no WordPress installation there. My guess would be that, if you have WordPress installed, you have it installed in a different folder and not the wordpress folder.

    A 404 error can only come up in one situation, and that is if something doesn't exist where it is trying to find it. In this case, the wordpress folder doesn't exist. You may have a wordpress folder somewhere in your friend's account, but that folder must be located directly in the root of the folder for sea-meets-sky.com in order to work properly.

    I would suggest checking with your friend on this.

20. blueamulet
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    Yeah, what fun, huh? LOL

    Well, this is really getting strange.

    When I first transferred my WP over to the subfolder/subdomain/whatev', it was put right into the root folder. I didn't see any public_html directory as I have seen elsewhere and been told we MUST use. My friend said it wasn't important. Hmmm.

    Since the new upload was obviously in the main root and I was even able to EDIT files, it was bizarre IMO that I could not OPEN any of them, in order to do the usual final "official" installation (which if I recall we do with the index.php).

    So, my next move was to create a public_html directory all on my ownsies. Then I moved the whole kit & caboodle over, into said directory, with renewed confidence that this time, all would be well. But. Still. No way, Jose. Gettin' stranger and stranger.

    I have WP installed elsewhere (different host), and at that location it was placed in the provided public html folder. I got easily in, did the final install, and Voila'.

    Therefore, I am not sure what options are left?

    My friend is no help at all, she has no patience and won't cooperate. I've quit asking for her aid, I'd rather not get my head bitten off again. And yet, oddly, a few years ago she was the one to introduce me to the wonders of WP...

    Wish I knew exactly what host she is using. I'd delve into the mysteries and even try to contact somebody there, to find out something about why this is proving so difficult, when it should be a snap.

21. bh_WP_fan
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    Doing a whois lookup on sea-meets-sky.com, I see that it has the following NameServers:

    DNS1.VALIDNS.COM
    DNS2.VALIDNS.COM

    The registrar is GoDaddy, but the NameServers do not seem like GoDaddy NameServers. Looking them up, they come from gotonames.com, so that may possibly be the host you need to contact.

22. blueamulet
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    I feel like a detective, of sorts, lol-

    I typed in sea-meets-sky.com on the "find domain name" dialog and it gave me this:

    Invalid Domain format, only Alphanumeric characters are accepted and - no space, hyphens or periods.

    It's nuts that I can't ask my friend whose server I'm sharing what the name of the host is. Her Dad seems to be a non-approachable person!

    Well, this is not an emergency, I can set up WP somewhere else. I just wanted to take advantage of the shared space which has been available to me for a long time. I feel that my site (or, sites) would be a little bit more secure if placed there. Although as we all know from experience, online nothing is sacred!

23. neotutorials
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    When you installed wordpress the last step you enter the user name and password for you admin panel you need to use that.
    Doing a whois lookup on sea-meets-sky.com, I see that it has the following NameServers:

    DNS1.VALIDNS.COM
    DNS2.VALIDNS.COM

    The registrar is GoDaddy, but the NameServers do not seem like GoDaddy NameServers. Looking them up, they come from gotonames.com, so that may possibly be the host you need to contact.

    See more details here

24. blueamulet
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    i forgot to add that when I typed in the domain name of my pal, it was on gotonames that I did so, and got that error message.

    @neotutorials, there wasn't any means to enter my username and password, since the server will not allow me to open any files online. As I say, it's very odd that I can edit files, and yet I can't OPEN any of them.

    See more details here

    Can you provide me a link, please? :)

25. mariojune
    Member
    Posted 10 months ago #

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