Hi Susan,
If you see the front end’s 404 page, then whatever is set up on the webserver for redirecting pretty permalinks isn’t correct. There’s something in it that’s redirecting into the site’s index.php instead of allowing it to go through to the backend. Do you have an .htaccess file? If so, you should look in there.
Best wishes,
David
Hi David,
Thanks for your swift response!
I don’t see the .htaccess file in the local or remote file listing, which I am viewing through Dreamweaver.
My ideas was to use UpdraftPlus B&R to backup in prep for migrating from DreamHost to HostGator over the next week. So, instead of wrestling with the DreamHost interface any further, I may just opt to have HostGator handle the migration and then give UpdraftPlus a whirl when this site is on HostGator, where I am able to see .htaccess files.
Susan
Hi Susan,
If you’re just doing a one-time backup, then rather than trying to resolve what’s odd in the webserver setup, it might make sense just to use a different storage method. At the simplest, you could use no storage method, and then the backup will be in wp-content/updraft in your web hosting space – and you can download it via FTP.
Best wishes,
David
YES!! I did as you instructed, selecting “none” for remote storage and WOW!! It was FAST! Finished the back up in about a minute. Hard to believe that’s backing up all the files and database, which would normally take 20 minutes to download, but I guess that’s because they are zipped files.
EXCELLENT plug-in.
Many thanks for your swift and very helpful response! 🙂
Susan
You’re welcome!
If you find UpdraftPlus useful, then please give us a positive review: https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/updraftplus?rate=5#postform
Best wishes,
David
