Tim S
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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Large database backup and restoreSure, I understand. Typically, they’re going to create a new database, and import all the data into that. Then you can get the DB credentials to configure the wp-config.php file. I like to do things myself as well, so I know the feeling. Good Luck!
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Big White Box at BottomI am. The best method is to set up 301 redirects. This can be tedious. But if you don’t have a large site it’s relatively easy. Basically, you’ll want to redirect every page on the current site through an .htaccess file, to a new page on the new site. That way, when GoogleBot crawls the site, it will not find any 404 errors and be redirected to the new site. Here’s a link to an article:
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Big White Box at BottomI’d download the theme again, and make sure the hacked code is in there and not on your website to be safe. In instances like this it’s always better to be safe and go the extra step. Here’s a link on working with a WordPress hack:
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Angryhosting Filezilla Installation TroubleNo worries! I’m glad I could help you.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Big White Box at BottomIt may not be the theme that’s got the hack. It may be your actual WordPress installation. You could download the theme again and open the code. If he hacked code is in the new download, then it’s your theme that’s hacked. If it’s not in the theme. Switch your theme to the default and look at the code. If the hacked code is in WordPress after you switch, then it’s a WordPress hack.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Angryhosting Filezilla Installation TroubleWhile I’d be happy to tell you more about the great hosting company I work for, it’s not considered proper forum etiquette in the WordPress forums here. I will say, if you click on my name in the sidebar “Tim S” it’ll bring you to our homepage and you can learn more there.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Angryhosting Filezilla Installation TroubleMost hosts have one click WordPress installs. I work for a hosting company, and we offer something like that. It makes WordPress install able in under 3 minutes.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Big White Box at BottomThat’s a hacked piece of code. Their using two types of encryption to hide the characters, one is called base 64 – and the other is rot13. Rot13 PHP command shifts the characters 13 places. I’ve decodes enough of it to see it’s a bunch of Chinese characters.
You’ll want to change the theme to the default WordPress theme and see if the code is still there. If it is, your WordPress site has been hacked. You’ll want to change any of your FTP passwords as well as your WordPress login credentials.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Big White Box at BottomHere’s a link to the codex on it:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Debug
Also, is this a paid theme? If so, you may want to contact the developers as well.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Big White Box at BottomLooks like the footer is not being created. I noticed in your page’s code – some of the tags weren’t closed like the <body> tag. I bet the footer is not being generated. You need to turn on debugging – to see if there’s any syntax errors.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Angryhosting Filezilla Installation TroubleWell, the thing to remember when installing WordPress is, if you are uploading the files to be on the domain – you do not want to upload the /wordpress folder – just the files in it. That will solve half of your problems. Once you do that, then we can work on the 500 errors if they still exist.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Angryhosting Filezilla Installation TroubleSo I dug around your site a bit, and you have the site URL set to http://www.sustainableweddingcollective.com but put the files in the /wordpress folder, and thats why it’s not displaying correctly. You can adjust the site URL by reading this article:
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Angryhosting Filezilla Installation TroubleWell, you’ve got bigger problems as your domain is showing a 500 error. 500 errors are generic in nature. You’ll want to look in the servers error log files to determine the exact cause of it.
WordPress is showing here though:
http://www.sustainableweddingcollective.com/wordpress/But the formatting is messed up which usually means your site URL is wrong in your settings.
When I try and access your wp-admin page, it throws a 500 error. Typically, these errors are file permissions issues. You may want to read up on file perms for WordPress:
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Large database backup and restoreAlso, importing the database, really has nothing to do with working in WordPress, your hosting provider will likely use the commandline to do so. It’s actually far easier to import when they do it. Like songdogtech said, you can try to clean up your database and reduce it’s size. If not, I’d recommend letting your host import the data for you.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Big White Box at BottomI looked over your site and noticed the large white box on that page, and a thin box on most others. I’d check to make sure you don’t have a widget thats causing the issue.