Tim S
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Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: lost most content with automatic upgrade to wp 3.3If you have a good backup, sure it’s possible. The problem may be, that you’ve upgraded your site to 3.3 but your database backup is from your old version. I would attempt to import your MySQL database one more time to see if that corrects the error about missing content. Am I right in assuming that your WordPress website is just missing content?
If the import is successful or fails let me know. We can try to figure out a solution from there.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How to view MySQL database?If you are using phpmyadmin, you can log into it directly through the interface. This will give you access to all the tables and databases.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: lost most content with automatic upgrade to wp 3.3How old was the backup they restored? You likely lost data because the content you lost was not in the backup. It’s best practice anytime you make a change like updating your site’s software that you create your own backup prior to upgrading. Also, it’s wise to maintain regular backups of your site, without relying on the host.
Switching themes will not help in this instance. All the data (content) is stored in the database. If you overwrote the database, this is the likely cause.
At this point, there’s probably little you can do to recover the “lost” data. I know this isn’t the answer you were looking for. Do you have your own backups? If you do, you may be able to restore it.
Forum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: Hosting Requirements for a WordPress e-commerce site?Magento almost always requires a VPS or higher. WordPress can run on shared hosting quite easily. Most hosts will notify you if your account is too resource intensive and help you upgrade to VPS. I have multiple WordPress sites running on shared as well as my VPS. It’s all about how well you optimize the WordPress installation as well. I suggest you use a caching plugin to control some of those resources.
If you’re not expecting to have a large amount of traffic from the start, there’s no point in purchasing a VPS. Start on shared and as your website grows, move to a VPS.
I work for a large hosting company and we deal with these types of situations all the time. Look for a good host thats willing to help you figure out what you need, without misleading you to get a server thats well over the specs you need!
I hope this helps!
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: install.php can't connect to SQL dbYou may at this point want to contact your hosting provider. They should be able to help you correctly set up a database and attach a user with the correct privileges to it.
Also, you really should look into installing PHPMyAdmin to manage your databases. It simplifies working with the databases if your not comfortable with the command line.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: get an error message when try to post commentsTry a few things. Anytime you migrate a WordPress site you need to update your permalinks. Log into your dashboard and reset your permalinks. Also, verify that the Site URL is correct for your domain.
I just tested the plugin out on my WordPress 3.3 installation and it appears to function as it should. I would try it out. It’s working for me.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: WP-Admin directoryNo worries! Let me know if you need further help.
I would suggest contacting the developers. Here’s a link to the developers website’s contact page.
https://www.simplereach.com/contact#reach-out
Typically, anytime a new release for WordPress is out, the developers of plugins work pretty quickly to update their code. As for a workaround, I’d wait for them to update it. I hope this helps!
There’s a plugin called “Share this” and it will allow people to share individual posts as well as pages on your site. I use it on all my WordPress driven sites and it works well.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: not foundYes, free12 Esmi is asking for your URL that you installed WordPress on. With this, we can attempt to troubleshoot this further for you.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: WP-Admin directoryMake sure the server is set to display the index.php page as the default. This is done through your httpd.conf file. I hope this helps!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: get an error message when try to post commentsYour URL should not display the IP address unless you are using that. Your site URL setting should be pointed to your domain name.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Trying to change the location of wordpress to mydomain.comThe public_html folder is the root folder for your domain if it is your primary domain on your account. What happens when you change the site over and you visit your domain in a web browser? Does the site display?
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Moving WP from sub-domain to main domain in terms of SEOYes, when you use 301 redirects it will pass on the old Page Rank to the new website. You’re telling Google that the old site no longer exists and each redirect points to a new page.
Your steps seem on target, so it should work. I would create a backup before you start so if anything arises you can restore the site easily.
Image and file paths in WordPress are built off the Site URL so when you update that, so should the images. Also, if you are using Permalinks you’ll need to reset those as well.