Help me I am waaay lost and getting flack now for something I am trying to do as a favor because I was asked.
Well, speaking from an experienced volunteer standpoint, I’d start off by not taking any “flack” over something that I’m offering to do for free. Feel free to shove it back in this person’s face if so inclined. 🙂
Now, on to the actual problem.
What you need to do is follow this guide:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_to_a_New_Server
Now, I can understand that following step 2 is impossible at this point, but you can access your WordPress database via phpMyAdmin (most hosting providers offer this in their control panel) and manually change the siteurl and home values after you’ve restored it at the new host.
OK I understand the codex instructions perfectly but here is my problem set with following it.
1. The old site was taken down by the host in order to move the domain name ( i know backwards planning)
2. The new DB naming convention and the old DB naming convention do not match and I cannot change the prefix to the new DB name.
Basically I cannot point the word-press host by a third party to the new URL or domain because it no longer exists.
What I need to know about word-press.
1. Are the pages that word-press has organized tracked thru the DB or defined in a php file? If they are defined in a php file which one?
2. Are the pages defined outside of the word-press standard set up stored in the root by default and if not where in the word-press structure would they be stored?
I appreciate the codex reference but unfortunately what was done before it was handed to me eliminated the word-press structures.
The old site was taken down by the host in order to move the domain name ( i know backwards planning)
Not a problem.
The new DB naming convention and the old DB naming convention do not match and I cannot change the prefix to the new DB name.
That’s fine, just change the wp-config.php file to match.
Basically I cannot point the word-press host by a third party to the new URL or domain because it no longer exists.
Follow the last paragraph of my reply above.
Are the pages that word-press has organized tracked thru the DB or defined in a php file?
They’re all organized in the database.
Are the pages defined outside of the word-press standard set up stored in the root by default and if not where in the word-press structure would they be stored?
Not sure what you mean by “pages defined outside of the word-press”. If the posts and pages were created in WordPress, they’d be in the database. If they were just static HTML files created outside of WordPress, then they’re gone unless you have the files.
I appreciate the codex reference but unfortunately what was done before it was handed to me eliminated the word-press structures.
Sorry, I thought it was detailed enough to fit your scenario. All you need to do is upload the WordPress files at your new host (download it again if you have to), restore the database, and adjust wp-config.php to match the database.
ok have had some success so far. Was able to import the backed up DB into php my admin by dropping the tables from the DB and then importing from the back up. time to test it and see where we stand. Will see what files i have to load up form there . Thanks for all your help on this wish me luck 😀 will post more shortly
You’re welcome, and good luck!
ok now down to the last nitty gritty parts. with dropping the installed db tables and reloading the archived db the user name/password changed and it appears as if it was encrypted. if i add an additional user in php my admin will it set it up automatically? i know nitty gritty things and thanks again i knew this was absolutely the best place to ask
ok having problems correcting the wp admin pw issue in the php my admin. with the standard structure for wp how would i go about correcting this? I just need to know the correct way to fix the issue since it seems encryption is in place and just adding a user wont work directly from php my admin
thnx james i know i have been a nuisance and i appreciate your help
Not a problem, you’re welcome!
