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1. turtlewings
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   So, I am in WAY over my head. My company site at http://www.turtlewings.be needed a complete overhaul, so I decided instead of just cleaning up the existing I wanted to start over. A friend was going to help, so it needed to be live so she could access it.

   We decided to make a new wp install in a temp folder in the root. So the new site was built at http://www.turtlewings.be/temp. Wednesday we where finished and ready to take it live, so we took the old files and placed them in a folder old and took the temp files and put them in the root folder and then I changed the config file.

   It didn't work, as you probably already are saying! We realized right away that the problem lie in the tables, which where named wp_ and temp, so I have two sets of tables in the same database. Yikes. No idea what to do to fix that.

   We put everything back how it was and now nothing works. So thus a construction page and our company site as been down for two days. Panic!

   I have searched the web for 2 days and have found many tutorials, but none that really work. Then all of a sudden today, my password stops working to login and changing it through ftp is also not working!

   My site is self destructing before my eyes! Help please! I know just enough to really screw it up as you have noticed.

   Jules

2. turtlewings
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Should have also mentioned in my messing about I managed to get even three times the tables I needed on the database, thus the new wordpress page when you go to http://www.turtlewings.be/temp

3. keesiemeijer
   moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Having two sets of tables in the same database is not a problem especially if they have two different prefixes. Did you change any site url settings (don't change it now) or did you just move some files around? What, other than your password is not working correctly?

   try

   - resetting the plugins folder by using FTP or whatever file management application your host provides.

   - switching to the default theme by renaming your current theme's folder in wp-content/themes using FTP or whatever file management application your host provides.

4. turtlewings
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   We just moved the files around and right now they are exactly as they where when both sites worked, but the main one isn't working.

   I really just want it to work in the opposite as it was, with the new site at the normal url and the old site hidden. (if possible) at this point if I can just get the new site up and loose the old one that is also ok, just can't bear loosing a month of work setting up the new site.

   I would really appreciate any advice you might have!

5. keesiemeijer
   moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   First we try and get the old site working like it did before (if all the files are in the correct place and the wp-config is correct). Or at least that you can login. Did you try the first two steps?

6. turtlewings
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   ok, we are madly working on it with three tonight, will keep you posted!

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