Wow – many thanks. You are obviously correct and the problem is that the site is not linking with the database due to the change in URL. At first sight, altering the database looks a little involved and I will probably seek some assistance.
Once again sincere thanks.
Charles Todd
thanks for replying. the database is already in the hosting and works with the file http://www.aplacetojustbe.com.au/test
do I still need to move this somewhere?