Title: Installation / Moving gone wrong Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Installation / Moving gone wrong * Resolved [akizuri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akizuri/) * (@akizuri) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/) * Hi. * I have an old html website I wanted to update to WordPress. I installed WordPress in a sub folder called “WordPress” and developed my new site. Now I wanted to move the WordPress site to the main adress (it was [http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress](http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress)– and I wanted it to be found on [http://www.akizuri.dk](http://www.akizuri.dk) and I wanted my old site to be retired. I changed the link in settings in the WordPress admin – and then everything went wrong…. Trying to fix it by overwriting all the documents with the backup I made some days ago (a complete copy of all files). But still it dosent Work! Can anyone help???? (and please note that I am a novice at this, so please explain in simple Words 🙂 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/page/2/?output_format=md) * [sonalsinha21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sonalsinha21/) * (@sonalsinha21) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485198) * Hi, * Its simple you changed the links from link settings but this is not right method. * Do one thing zip the old html as oldsite.zip and move the contents of wordpress folder to root. * Please then check if the site starts working again or not. * Here are some links which might help: * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress) * [Laxman Prajapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laxman-prajapati/) * (@laxman-prajapati) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485202) * Hello, * **Step 1 :** Database in wp-option table in change **siteurl** [http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress](http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress) to [http://www.akizuri.dk](http://www.akizuri.dk) * **Step : 2** Database in wp-option table in change **home** [http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress](http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress) to [http://www.akizuri.dk](http://www.akizuri.dk) * **Step : 3** Check **/project/wp-config.php** file in databasename, username and password. * Apply this step and check again. * Thread Starter [akizuri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akizuri/) * (@akizuri) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485206) * Hello, * Thanks for your answer – but you already lost me in step 1!!! * [Laxman Prajapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laxman-prajapati/) * (@laxman-prajapati) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485209) * Your problem is solved ? Not solved than what’s a problem ? * Posible than i help to you… * Thread Starter [akizuri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akizuri/) * (@akizuri) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485228) * No – the problem isn’t solved. Take a look at [http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress](http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress) * Thank you for your help, but I don’t understand: “Database in wp-option table in change siteurl”??? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485229) * Change the urls back. See [Changing_The_Site_URL](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL) for details of how to do this correctly. * Thread Starter [akizuri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akizuri/) * (@akizuri) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485231) * But I can’t even log in? So how can I change the urls back? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485235) * Now try reading the page at the link I posted above. None of the suggestions made require you to login to your WordPress dashboard. * [Laxman Prajapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laxman-prajapati/) * (@laxman-prajapati) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485265) * Write now your wordpress is [http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress](http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress). * and u upload in [http://www.akizuri.dk](http://www.akizuri.dk) . * than change url in your wordpress database in wp_option tabal ( see my previous post) * [christinaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christinaj/) * (@christinaj) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485266) * SKTThemes provide best solution …. * _[Link moderated]_ * Thread Starter [akizuri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akizuri/) * (@akizuri) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485287) * Okay…. I fixed the [http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress](http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress) * But I still can’t move the site 🙁 1. I tried to change the settings via phpMYadmin. 2. I tried to change the settings in the WordPress admin under settings/general and move the WordPress installation to the site root (after deleting all existing files in the root folder) * Right now both sites are working Again – but what to do? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485288) * If you are quite sure that the site is now back in it’s original state and is working correctly, see [Allow WordPress to take over the root domain](http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory#Using_a_pre-existing_subdirectory_install). * Thread Starter [akizuri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akizuri/) * (@akizuri) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485290) * I don’t have an .htaccess file in my WordPress folder – even if I choose “show hidden files”. Is that perhaps the problem? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485293) * No. If you were not using custom permalinks, you may not have an .htaccess file. * [Handsdown421](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handsdown421/) * (@handsdown421) * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/#post-4485296) * If you want to move the site, I found this tool helpful for changing everything in your database to the new URL: [http://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/](http://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/) * 1. Go into wordpress settings at [http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress](http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress) and change URL to [http://www.akizuri.dk](http://www.akizuri.dk) * 2. Use ftp to move [http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress](http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress) files to [http://www.akizuri.dk](http://www.akizuri.dk) * 3.Use tool above to search for [http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress](http://www.akizuri.dk/wordpress) * Replace with [http://www.akizuri.dk](http://www.akizuri.dk) * Hope this helps Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Installation / Moving gone wrong’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 19 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [akizuri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akizuri/) * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-moving-gone-wrong/page/2/#post-4485303) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics