Set-up Question, logging in

  • billtooabsent

    (@billtooabsent)


    18 years, 3 months ago

    Hi, I’m very excited to begin using WP (from MT).

    I have set up with Blue Host, transfering my domain from previous host,

    and everything seems to look right on the MYSQL Area. But I am not able to log in. I hoped to set up my page and what-not, before the domain is even transferred from MT.

    I can get to the Log-in, but entering info gets me to a 404

    “The requested resource (/theherald/wp-login.php) is not available.”

    Question: First, AM I trying to do this too soon, before the name servers have a hold of my info? I only signed up on Thurs.

    If it is not too soon, 2nd question: I notice that DB Username and DB name are the same. Is this incorrect? I didn’t do this, this was the result of the Install thru bluehost.

    I am new to running my own Server space, so perhaps someone could point me to a previously documented Support query. I tried searching, but all my queries send me to the WP Install pages.

    The support forums are great, I just look forward to using what I am learning here.

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  • Mark (podz)

    (@podz)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    Not sure about the DNS, but you have pages already inside
    http://tooabsent.com/theherald
    Ideally no other files should be there, especially an index.html which will cause problems.

    Having said that, this also gets a 404
    http://tooabsent.com/herald/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
    which would indicate that the WP files are in the wrong place. They are uploaded correctly ?

    Joshua Sigar

    (@alphaoide)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    Can you access http://yourdomain.com?

    I’m assuming you’re installing with Fantastico or something like via admin panel provided your host? If so, then I have no insight of what’s going on.

    Anyway, I’d suggest that you come back with question once your nameserver is properly propagated (when you’re able to access http://yourdomain.com).

    Thread Starter billtooabsent

    (@billtooabsent)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    Podz,

    I’m not seeing the pages. Will try to empty my cache.

    I got BlueHost to start tooabsent.com and when I set up WP I placed it in a directory such that

    tooabsent.com/theherald.

    So your mention of the css not showing up… that is what I wondered, too. Should I try a uninstall and do-over (i’ve done this twice, already). Maybe I need to call BlueHost.

    Otherwise, I will be checking for the Name propagation, and waiting to see. Thanks for the response. I’m really flying blind, here, until I can see CSS and etc.

    Note: tooabsent.com/herald will still (for now) take you to my MovableT site.

    Thanks again
    Bill

    Thread Starter billtooabsent

    (@billtooabsent)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    Update.

    No change with seeing the pages. I know that I have correct login username and Password for WP, because — although entering them results in 404, any other data entered gets: Incorrect Username.

    Here’s a straightforward question (I am an adherent to Support forums, and know how bad some of the posts can be formed):

    In BlueHost Files – tooabsent.com/theherald/

    my wp_config file shows the following:

    define ( ‘DB_NAME’ , ‘tooabsen_wrdp1’ ) ;
    define ( ‘DB_USER’ , ‘tooabsen_wrdp1’ ) ;
    define ( ‘DB_PASSWORD’ , ‘Yq2Ysy6l9mwC’ ) ;
    define ( ‘DB_HOST’ , ‘localhost’ ) ;

    This is untouched, just with my having clicked on the auto-install in BlueHost…

    Should the DB Name and Username be the same?

    Thanks in advance.

    judebrown

    (@judebrown)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    I am a complete newb but getting past your above problem was made possible by changing local host to the IP mySQL is on.

    I think.

    Thread Starter billtooabsent

    (@billtooabsent)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    For the sake of the forums (and karma), I am updating what happened.

    I finally geve up on Fantastico, sucked in a deep breath, and tried installing myself, using instructions found in the Docs. It is all working well, now, and my Domain has been almost completely moved.

    http://www.tooabsent.com/theherald/

    I do have a follow-up – When I saw the Domain switch start to work, I immediately switched from the temporary

    http://70.189.xxx.xx/~tooabsen

    That was in my Dashboard/General Options/ URl. I changed it to the proper domain. And I was promptly locked out of the Admin Area.

    I had to follow directions to go into myPHPAdm to change things back.

    Is it ever safe to change those settings? I notice that my Permalinks will show my Server IP… Don’t I need to cover that with the http://www.Domain/blog?

    Thanks in advance,

    Bill

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