WP not installed

  • oishiin

    (@oishiin)


    7 years, 10 months ago

    It’s a bit complicated so bear with me.
    I have a sub domain where entire WP folders were moved from a different domain, which expired, but WP hasn’t been installed in the subdomain properly, only moved.
    So now it redirects to the expired domain.
    Can I install WP on the subdomain, and will it override all the files, will the previous WP work?
    Problem is with the database. I have it backed up somewhere. How do I connect these puzzle pieces to gain access to the previous blog? What’s the best way to make it work?

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  • Joy

    (@joyously)

    7 years, 10 months ago

    Installing WordPress normally consists of extracting the zip file for the files and creating the database tables for the data.
    If the new location is hosted by the same host as the old (database is intact and reachable), then you need to use something like phpMyAdmin on your server to change the old domain name to the new name.
    If the new location is on a different host, you have one half — just the files. You don’t need to extract the zip again, but you do need to update the config file with the correct information to connect to the database of the new host, and edit the database backup to contain the new domain, and then import the backup into the database. (Or import and then change it with phpMyAdmin.)
    Be careful of serialized values if the new name is a different length than the old one.

    Thread Starter oishiin

    (@oishiin)

    7 years, 10 months ago

    Thank you Joy, this is the same host, it’s just I wanted to move the blog from the expiring domain. The tech person basically moved the folders from one folder to another.
    I totally didn’t think about installation and databases.
    If you could walk me through the process with baby steps what to do, I’d be grateful.

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