Title: general settings – Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # general settings – * Resolved [lrl008](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrl008/) * (@lrl008) * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-2/) * I was in to the general settings and input the incorrect blog location. I put the url ([http://domain.com](http://domain.com)). Then I put the [http://domain.com/blog](http://domain.com/blog) as location when actually the blog is the same, since it was installed in root. So now I can’t login back into WordPress. * Is there a way to go into the files through cpanel file manager to correct this? * Where would I find the pages and posts in the file manager or aren’t they actually on the server? I tried to look in all of the folders, but could not find actual data. * I have no backup, since I just started. Please help. Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * [jon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adiant/) * (@adiant) * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-2/#post-1385670) * The following is from [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress): * > If you forget to change the WordPress Address and Blog Address, you will be > unable to change it using the wordpress interface. However, you can fix it > if you have access to the database. Go to the database of your blog and find > the wp_options table. This table stores all the options that you can set in > the interface. The WordPress Address and Blog Address are stored as siteurl > and home (the option_name field). All you have to do is change the option_value > field to the correct URL for the records with option_name=’siteurl‘ or option_name > =’home‘. * The Codex also has more detailed instructions elsewhere. But, basically, in cPanel, you need phpMyAdmin. * Thread Starter [lrl008](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrl008/) * (@lrl008) * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-2/#post-1385730) * Thanks so much for your reply. I am not sure where the database is located. Using cpanel access through file manager, I have gone to the public html and see all the folders for wordpress, but don’t see database or know quite where it is located. Any further guidance would be helpful and I will go back and look again. * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-2/#post-1385731) * click on the phpmyadmin link in your host’s control panel * other methods [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL) * Thread Starter [lrl008](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrl008/) * (@lrl008) * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-2/#post-1385738) * Again, thanks so much. I will go try to do that. By the way, just in case I can’t fix this, are the pages and actual content that I had done located someplace so that I could at least get the content that I have already done. For instance, I had written out privacy, disclosure, etc, but did not save them. I have a squeeze page as the home page, which I can access by going to main domain and copy source file. My links at bottom do not work and no tabs and cannot get to the other pages and posts. Is there a way to retrieve them or the content from the files? Then I could just delete this blog and start over. * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-2/#post-1385739) * all info is stored in the databse – not in any wordpress files. That’s why it’s so important do back up your database. [http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database](http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database) you should also back up theme files or other files you modify * if you really really need help – email me and I will srb333 at att dot net * Thread Starter [lrl008](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrl008/) * (@lrl008) * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-2/#post-1385745) * I found the table. Field option_name Do I actually change this option_name to [http://www.domain.com](http://www.domain.com) or option_name=http://www.domain. com, or is it option_name=’siteurl’ ? and Field option_value change to option_value =’[http://domain.com’](http://domain.com’); * I am not sure of the actual meaning of change. Exactly what gets typed in the field? * I hope this makes sense. * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-2/#post-1385747) * I think you should not not mess with this – I am afraid your knowledge is limited enough to mess it up * try one of the other methods mentioned here [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL) * that way if something goes wrong it can be more easily fixed * [CynthiaC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cynthiac-1/) * (@cynthiac-1) * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-2/#post-1385970) * I just want to say THANK YOU. Because of this forum it saved me a grand headache! Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) The topic ‘general settings –’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [General Settings](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/general-settings/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 8 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [CynthiaC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cynthiac-1/) * Last activity: [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-2/#post-1385970) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics