Title: Moving WordPress – Problems Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Moving WordPress – Problems * Resolved [mja2009](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mja2009/) * (@mja2009) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-problems/) * Hi, * I’m currently moving my existing Drupal site over to WordPress and am using MAMP locally on my Mac to get everything finished before I upload it all to my hosting service. * I installed WordPress into a sub directory off the MAMP install and with hindsight should have installed it in the root. I am now trying to move it to the root location but have run into similar difficulties as those I read the following post reporting the same problems: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/288024?replies=3](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/288024?replies=3) * I’ve followed the “Moving WordPress” codex articles to the letter but still get a blank white screen when calling up the new address of the site. The post referenced above didn’t note any solution so I thought I’d ask again if anyone can help… * Many thanks, * M Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [threestyler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threestyler/) * (@threestyler) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-problems/#post-1530208) * Could be any number of things. Is it happening on the front and backend or just frontend? * Here are a few things you could try (check wp-admin after each change): - phpmyadmin check the tables and make sure you have changed the url location - phpmyadmin select all and repair tables - select all and optimize tables - check for an error_log in root. - overwrite all files with a new install. then domain.com/wp-admin/upgrade.php - back up and delete .htaccess - check the config file for any white spaces before the opening ` are these instructions correct * Yes – to the best of my knowledge. * Thread Starter [mja2009](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mja2009/) * (@mja2009) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-problems/#post-1530280) * So what am I doing wrong? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-problems/#post-1530281) * Not sure. Which part of [Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress) did you follow? * Thread Starter [mja2009](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mja2009/) * (@mja2009) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-problems/#post-1530283) * > I’ve followed the “Moving WordPress within your site” from this document: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-problems/#post-1530285) * It’s possible that you could be experiencing a plugin conflict that you didn’t have on your local environment. Follow this guide to reset your plugins: * [http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F) * If that resolves the issue, reactivate each plugin individually until you find the cause. * [threestyler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threestyler/) * (@threestyler) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-problems/#post-1530292) * Have you tried all of my suggestions? You haven’t stated if there is an error_log or weather you have a php.ini in your wordpress root either. * Thread Starter [mja2009](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mja2009/) * (@mja2009) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-problems/#post-1530303) * Thanks all for your suggestions, do appreciate them. * To threestyler, I did try each of your suggestions but unfortunately without success. * However, I’ve now managed to get this working myself so have marked this post as resolved. For anyone else finding similar problems, and for what it’s worth, here’s what I ended up doing: * 1.) Created a new WordPress installation where I wanted it. 2.) Copied all my site data over the top of the new installtion EXCEPT wp_config.php. 3.) Using phpMyAdmin, backed up my original sites database adding the option to drop tables etc. 4.) Textedited the SQL file doing a search and replace for the old URL and replacing it with the new one. 5.) Using phpMyAdmin, imported the edited SQL file to the new WordPress installation. * I think that was everything, and now all is well. Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘Moving WordPress – Problems’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [moving-wordpress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/moving-wordpress/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 10 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [mja2009](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mja2009/) * Last activity: [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-problems/#post-1530303) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics