Rename Database, except…

  • themidnighter

    (@themidnighter)


    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hi all,

    I’m migrating WordPress to a new server, and as such I have to rename the database… because I can’t control the prefix on the new host.

    Anyway, I’m looking at wp-config.php and it does not have anything like DB_NAME or even anything containing NAME.

    Please advise how I can change this.

    Thanks,

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  • Thread Starter themidnighter

    (@themidnighter)

    4 years, 4 months ago

    A little more info, I’m actually receiving the error when I try to load the page on the new server:

    This page isn’t working thewellrounded.coach is currently unable to handle this request.
    HTTP ERROR 500

    and this is just one of the troubleshooting steps I’ve found..

    Vijay Hardaha

    (@vijayhardaha)

    4 years, 4 months ago

    if you cannot find DB_NAME constant in wp-config.php then look for another included file in wp-config.php some hosting keep the database and salt details in another file.

    and for the 500 error check the error log, there could be an error.

    Thread Starter themidnighter

    (@themidnighter)

    4 years, 4 months ago

    I’m seeing the following includes:

    // Include files required for initialization.
require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/load.php' );
require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-paused-extensions-storage.php' );
require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-fatal-error-handler.php' );
require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-recovery-mode-cookie-service.php' );
require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-recovery-mode-key-service.php' );
require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-recovery-mode-link-service.php' );
require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php' );
require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-recovery-mode.php' );
require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/error-protection.php' );
require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/default-constants.php' );
require_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/plugin.php' );

    but I can’t see a DB Name being in any of these. I found a file in the root directory called .env (that’s it, just .env) and it has DB_NAME and a bunch of other info in it, but it’s not referenced or called anywhere…

    I’m at a loss here, I don’t want to have to rebuild the entire site that would be too much but I can’t stay at the current host they’re closing their services down.

    Also, where do I find the logs for these errors? Thanks in advance

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by themidnighter.
    Vijay Hardaha

    (@vijayhardaha)

    4 years, 4 months ago

    You’re looking in wp-settings.php file you’ll have to look into wp-config.php file.

    it will be better if you can attach the full(top-to-bottom) screenshot of wp-config.php file.

    ( Please blur the Authentication Unique Keys and Salts. values and any other personal information in screenshot )

    Vijay Hardaha

    (@vijayhardaha)

    4 years, 4 months ago

    You’ll have to define debug constant in wp-config.php file to enable debug log.

    define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );
define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );

    add these lines before this line
    /* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. */

    if constants already exist in the file then adjust the value from my above code, don’t add constants twice.

    then inside wp-content folder you will find debug.log once error are generated.

    Thread Starter themidnighter

    (@themidnighter)

    4 years, 4 months ago

    Okay, I figured that out — the config file was in a different directory for some reason.

    My issue now, is when I load the web page it just shows up blank – no error message, but no visualizations either.

    Is there a log I can look at to see why this might be happening?

    I imported the database, copied all original files over and updated the config so it was looking at the right database… What else could go wrong lol

    Vijay Hardaha

    (@vijayhardaha)

    4 years, 4 months ago

    Check your .htaccess file.

    Also, try to contact your hosting support to check if you have configured anything wrong.

    Thread Starter themidnighter

    (@themidnighter)

    4 years, 4 months ago

    I don’t have a .htaccess file on this site.. which made me go looking.
    I am going to try and re-upload the files, I noticed there were actually a couple missing. Here’s to hoping that was the issue all along.

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