Moving blog from one world to another

  • Resolved fl8rmaus

    (@fl8rmaus)


    11 years, 7 months ago

    I created a site for my martial arts school, and now that it’s been reviewed by my instructor I’ve tried to move it over to his URL. I’ve read and re-read multiple posts and articles and help files on how to do this and I’m stuck. Totally lost.

      I updated the URL info via the admin page as directed.
      I backed everything up.
      I moved all the files to their new home (moving from bluehost to yahoo if that’s relevant).
      I moved the DB to its new home.
      I edited wp-options.
      I double and triple checked the wp-config file.

    When I try to log in to the admin page now, I get “Error establishing a database connection.”
    When I try to view the site, I get a blank page.

    What am I missing? I feel horrible that I promised his site was done, and now I can’t get it online.

    Halp? Is there something about moving the db to the new location that’s throwing me off? Is there more to be done with that?

    I feel like I’m s close to having this settled!

    M

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  • Chris Olbekson

    (@c3mdigital)

    11 years, 7 months ago

    I believe the db host setting in wp-config.php is different for yahoo. Bluehost uses localhost and according to the Codex yahoo uses mysql.

    Your problem might be as easy as changing

    define('DB_HOST', 'localhost:');

    to:

    define('DB_HOST', 'mysql');

    If that does not work you can also change WP_DEBUG from false to true in wp-config.php to get a detailed error message regarding the DB connection.

    vtxyzzy

    (@vtxyzzy)

    11 years, 7 months ago

    One frequent problem is that the embedded links in the database need to be translated.

    Here is an article that gives the steps I use in migrating a site:
    http://wordpress.mcdspot.com/2012/08/22/migrating-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step/

    Thread Starter fl8rmaus

    (@fl8rmaus)

    11 years, 7 months ago

    Chris Olbekson – thank you so much! That is super helpful. I suspected that that the hosting might have something to do with it, but had no idea how or where to start looking.

    Of course, there are still some problems (I suspect it’s path stuff) but at least now I can get to my login screen!

    And vtxyzzy thank you for the link. Sadly I’ve already gone through most of those steps, in my own bumbling way, so I hope I can read it over a few times and see if I missed anything.

    I’m going to leave this thread open for now in case I have more questions – will revisit once I’m up and running.

    Grazie mille!

    M

    Thread Starter fl8rmaus

    (@fl8rmaus)

    11 years, 7 months ago

    Problems continued, then found out Yahoo Small Biz gives you some importing tools (I’m not the main user so I don’t know their weird Yahoo ways). Decided I’d rather do that, as it appeared to work, and then do the nitpicky work of adjusting the settings and removing their Yahoo branded widgets after the fact to get the site looking like I wanted.

    So it’s moved, and now I have new questions, which I will ask in another post.

    Thanks again to those who replied! Good learning experience for me.

    M

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