Title: secondv's Replies | WordPress.org --- # secondv [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 25 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Have database but can't get into it to register user etc](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/have-database-but-cant-get-into-it-to-register-user-etc/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/have-database-but-cant-get-into-it-to-register-user-etc/#post-2270472) * You should be able to login to the WordPress dashboard by going to: yourdomain. com/path/to/wordpress/wp-admin/ * (replacing _path/to/wordpress_ with the folder WordPress is located in, if any) * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Can't update anything and plugins not visible?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-update-anything-and-plugins-not-visible/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-update-anything-and-plugins-not-visible/#post-2271101) * Any type of PHP error, mainly. After you get the blank page, check the most recent error log entry (if any). * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [My Feed not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/my-feed-not-working/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/my-feed-not-working/#post-2271449) * Are you trying to redirect that URL somehow (with a plugin, htaccess, …)? * I get: * `Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.` * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [url takes me to domain host not site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-takes-me-to-domain-host-not-site/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-takes-me-to-domain-host-not-site/#post-2270963) * Looks like a DNS issue possibly. I notice your domain was last updated yesterday. Give it some time, and the non-www version should work as well 🙂 * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Cannot view pages](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-view-pages/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-view-pages/#post-2270932) * No problem Sean. I am glad that it is now working for you. 🙂 * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-303/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-303/#post-2270325) * The username for MySQL on XAMPP is _root_ by default, and the MySQL password is blank. If you did not change these, then you may want to try those values. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Cannot view pages](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-view-pages/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-view-pages/#post-2270912) * You may want to replace that with what I posted. That appears to be your problem. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Cannot view pages](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-view-pages/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-view-pages/#post-2270856) * Are you using the default permalink structure? Do you have this in your httpd. conf file (or something similar)?: * ``` DirectoryIndex index.php index.pl index.cgi index.asp index.shtml index.html index.htm \ default.php default.pl default.cgi default.asp default.shtml default.html default.htm \ home.php home.pl home.cgi home.asp home.shtml home.html home.htm ``` * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [I don't want 404 to go to main page anymore](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-dont-want-404-to-go-to-main-page-anymore/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-dont-want-404-to-go-to-main-page-anymore/#post-2270840) * Try this: * ``` # BEGIN WordPress RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (p|option|g|b)=* RewriteRule ^(.*) /404.html [L] RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] # END WordPress ``` * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [I don't want 404 to go to main page anymore](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-dont-want-404-to-go-to-main-page-anymore/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-dont-want-404-to-go-to-main-page-anymore/#post-2270827) * I will research it a bit more, but for now something like this should work: * ``` RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (p|option|g|b)=* RewriteRule ^(.*) /404.shtml [L] ``` * The main issue with that being you will not be able to access your posts/pages using ?p=_postid_ * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [url takes me to domain host not site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-takes-me-to-domain-host-not-site/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-takes-me-to-domain-host-not-site/#post-2270823) * Your site loads fine for me, as does wp-admin. You may want to try clearing your browser cache, and trying again. It could also be a DNS issue for you. It looks like 123-reg directs new domains to a parking page on registration. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [How can I import EVERYTHING from another WordPress blog?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-import-everything-from-another-wordpress-blog/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-import-everything-from-another-wordpress-blog/#post-2270821) * As far as images, assuming these were uploaded using the media manager, you will want to copy over the /wp-content/uploads/ (the default location) folder to your new host. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [A completely private online diary](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-completely-private-online-diary/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-completely-private-online-diary/#post-2270298) * Another option would be to mark the posts as private, before publishing them. * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [500 Internal Server Error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-129/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-129/#post-2270818) * What host are you using? What are the contents of your .htaccess file? Does your host support .htaccess files (some hosts, believe it or not, may not allow you to utilize them). * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Can't update anything and plugins not visible?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-update-anything-and-plugins-not-visible/) * [secondv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/) * (@secondv) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-update-anything-and-plugins-not-visible/#post-2270814) * Are you able to view your server/php error logs? It sounds like something is erring, given the blank page. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 25 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secondv/replies/page/2/?output_format=md)