The issue is wordpress works with a URL and if you are using a temporary webpage url you must update this in the database as well so that the WordPress knows to work with the temp URL.
Go into “phpmyadmin” on your web space and find the database for wordpress. If you are using cPanel then fantastico may have called this cpanelusername_wrdp1 or a similar name with a different number.
Click on the wp_options table inside of the wordpress and change the siteurl (option_id 2) & the home (option_id 38) database tables to reflect the temporary link, then wordpress should pull up as normal and you can login.
Remember after you are done with the site and finally want the site to go live you will have to change this back to the domain name.
I tried to log-into my URL Admin account: http://thestarexplosion.com/wp-admin/ but this link is empty????? Please Help!
I have successfully installed it via fantastico I think or not?
Thanks,
Awie
I have resolved my own problem. Thanks! 🙂
Another problem come up!!! I have tried to make my first post! Why is it not viewable???
Hello. I just used fantastico deluxe to install wordpress for my site. How long does it take to propogate? It has been almost 24hrs. When I click on the link in the email google chrome tells me it can’t find my admin. Same for the website address. I have not been able to log-in to set it up. What should I do?
datinggames,
If you used fantastico to install wordpress then it is going to assume that the domain name has been pointed at your current web space. Make sure you nameservers are pointing to the host in which your WordPress was installed using fantastico.
Propaation is the process of connecting your domain name to your web space and communicating that relationship throughout the internet. Propagation can take 12 – 48 hours but many times it is before this.
You can try flushing the dns on your computer or clearing the cache on your browser.
Another Question – my theme is Breathe,9 I seem to have a Home page that is exactally like my About page but only the About page showes up in the page list. If I change the Title of About to Home – I end up with 2 home pages (that have the same content) but the page listing only showes 1 Home page – How do I get rid of one? The site is TimsTurbos.com.
Are you using Custom menu click on Appearance and Menus see if you have your pages there.
