strange DB issue

  • WPArchiecture

    (@wparchiecture)


    15 years, 6 months ago

    I was asked to move a WP site to a new server. Like a dummy, I moved over the files to the new domain including the config. I had to change the function file in the theme to point to the new directory. Here’s whats strange – is the old WPsite started reading the new one, even though the hosts are completely different. Now that I’m trying to backtrack and remove the files to try a different approach, the old site is disappearing. Any ideas? I don’t want to gack the old WP site – my client will be quite upset!

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  • rezag

    (@rezag)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    Did you change the DB details in the config at any point?

    Thread Starter WPArchiecture

    (@wparchiecture)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    Thanks for replying. Only on the new site. I didn’t touch a thing on the old site. I still have the files on my computer and can re-FTP them to the new site, but now im worried.

    rezag

    (@rezag)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    Please describe what you mean by backtrack and disappearing.
    If the old site files are the same as previously working ones then your host might have issues for example

    Thread Starter WPArchiecture

    (@wparchiecture)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    Sorry, I’ll try to put this in detail.

    My client asked me to moved his WP to a new host. Currently it was a subdomain. I moved the files over and was surprised to see it working on the new host after I put that code in the theme function files to point to the root directory (update_option(‘siteurl’,’http://etc’);). After I did that though, I noticed that the old site was mimicking what I was doing on the new site. Even though the hosts and servers are completely different. That’s when I started undoing what I did on the new site, including removing the files, but the old site is still displaying as the new site is, and I don’t want to lose any of the DB pages or admin panel.

    I guess my question is, on the old site, the files are completely untouched. How do I get that to stop reading the new site? I would like to start the transfer from scratch, but removing files on the new site removes them from the old site – really weird.

    rezag

    (@rezag)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    Moving sites doesn’t involve changing theme function files. If you follow the ‘usual’ route you can move, test new location and then delete old stuff.

    http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress

    Thread Starter WPArchiecture

    (@wparchiecture)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    I know, I screwed that up and want to start over. However, how do I get the old site to stop reading the new one? When I remove files via FTP on the new site, the old site displays the changes as well. I *so* do not want to screw up the DB.

    rezag

    (@rezag)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    DB details and nameservers (provided by the domain registrar) are the two possible connections between old and new sites. If those two are correctly changed the old one should be gone.

    Thread Starter WPArchiecture

    (@wparchiecture)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    DB details and nameserver are completely different. The thing is, I never touched a single file on the old server. Feck.

    rezag

    (@rezag)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    Odd one and shouldn’t be happening, can’t see how

    Thread Starter WPArchiecture

    (@wparchiecture)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    OK, fixed, thanks for the replies. Somehow, the old DB wrote the new url in the rows that have it. Even the people at GoDaddy have no explanation how that could happen – like I said, I touched nothing on the old site, via FTP or on the admin panel. I’m gonna take some deep breaths now 😛

    thanks again.

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