Web Design Forums

designneverdies · 18-09-2007, 12:38

Hey folks well I thought I'd try taking the easy option for the time being regarding my portfolio site.

After installing Wordpress it worked fine. Then i moved it about on my web space and when i go to my homepage

designneverdies

It comes up as text only with nothing else. When i try to login to my Wordpress admin bit all i is error 404.

Any idea what I've done wrong?

emil · 18-09-2007, 12:47

yeah, you moved it.
Read here how you should've done it.

Moving WordPress « WordPress Codex

Try to put it back where it was (all of it) and do it again following the instructions above.

designneverdies · 18-09-2007, 13:03

ok slight problem I deleted the old folders it was in. If i delete it all of the server and reinstall it should that work. Or does open a whole new kettle of fish??

datahound · 18-09-2007, 13:42

What you have done is changed the root address by moving it but there is a setting in Wordpress that uses that address to tell the site where the CSS is. The root address is stored in the mySQL, have a look in the databases find where the root address is stored and change it manuallly

or if you go here even if messed up you should be able to change the entry and submit the form.

http ://www.domain.co.uk/wp-admin/options-general.php

designneverdies · 18-09-2007, 14:06

with that link i get 404 again.

As for looking in the database i don't have a clue where to look. I looked everywhere i could and couldn't see anything to do with root address.

Would it be easier if i deleted everything that my domain point to and started all over again then just pointed my domain to it after i knew it worked? Or does deleting it fook everything up??

Sorry if im being a dumbass but the lsat site i made was sliced and then used iframes and all html. that was about two years ago and i've not updated it since.

datahound · 18-09-2007, 14:07

Is that in a frame then?

Or did you not move the admin folders?

designneverdies · 18-09-2007, 14:12

i'll run you through what i did to see if you can spot where it all went tits up.

I uploaded all the wordpress stuff into a folder on my webspace. I then checked that it work and everything was a ok. I then took down my old site and moved the wordpress files into a new folder to try and keep myself organised.

After that, the shit hit the fan and i got covered in it.

designneverdies · 18-09-2007, 14:28

right....

i found something in the database, changed the addres to my .co.uk and now my homepage works. However click on anything and i get 404 again?

1 step closer to heaven baby

designneverdies · 18-09-2007, 14:35

Way go me.

Managed to get it to let me login. thank god for that.

Thanks for your helps guys. I'd still be staring at my screen tomorrow morning if you hadn't pointed me in the right direction.

18-09-2007, 12:38	#1 (permalink)
designneverdies wannabe Join Date: May 2007 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 1,609	Wordpress help Hey folks well I thought I'd try taking the easy option for the time being regarding my portfolio site. After installing Wordpress it worked fine. Then i moved it about on my web space and when i go to my homepage designneverdies It comes up as text only with nothing else. When i try to login to my Wordpress admin bit all i is error 404. Any idea what I've done wrong?

18-09-2007, 12:47	#2 (permalink)
emil dt immigrant Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bucharest - Romania Posts: 6,493	yeah, you moved it. Read here how you should've done it. Moving WordPress « WordPress Codex Try to put it back where it was (all of it) and do it again following the instructions above. __________________ SECURITY Q X R

18-09-2007, 13:42	#4 (permalink)
datahound Spare Parts Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bracknell Forest Posts: 4,620	What you have done is changed the root address by moving it but there is a setting in Wordpress that uses that address to tell the site where the CSS is. The root address is stored in the mySQL, have a look in the databases find where the root address is stored and change it manuallly or if you go here even if messed up you should be able to change the entry and submit the form. http ://www.domain.co.uk/wp-admin/options-general.php __________________ poochmedia \| Computer Spare Parts \| Computer & Telephone Disposals Last edited by datahound : 18-09-2007 at 14:42.

18-09-2007, 14:07	#6 (permalink)
datahound Spare Parts Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bracknell Forest Posts: 4,620	Is that in a frame then? Or did you not move the admin folders? __________________ poochmedia \| Computer Spare Parts \| Computer & Telephone Disposals

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

18-09-2007, 13:03	#3 (permalink)
designneverdies wannabe Join Date: May 2007 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 1,609	ok slight problem I deleted the old folders it was in. If i delete it all of the server and reinstall it should that work. Or does open a whole new kettle of fish??

18-09-2007, 14:06	#5 (permalink)
designneverdies wannabe Join Date: May 2007 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 1,609	with that link i get 404 again. As for looking in the database i don't have a clue where to look. I looked everywhere i could and couldn't see anything to do with root address. Would it be easier if i deleted everything that my domain point to and started all over again then just pointed my domain to it after i knew it worked? Or does deleting it fook everything up?? Sorry if im being a dumbass but the lsat site i made was sliced and then used iframes and all html. that was about two years ago and i've not updated it since.

18-09-2007, 14:12	#7 (permalink)
designneverdies wannabe Join Date: May 2007 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 1,609	i'll run you through what i did to see if you can spot where it all went tits up. I uploaded all the wordpress stuff into a folder on my webspace. I then checked that it work and everything was a ok. I then took down my old site and moved the wordpress files into a new folder to try and keep myself organised. After that, the shit hit the fan and i got covered in it.

18-09-2007, 14:28	#8 (permalink)
designneverdies wannabe Join Date: May 2007 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 1,609	right.... i found something in the database, changed the addres to my .co.uk and now my homepage works. However click on anything and i get 404 again? 1 step closer to heaven baby

18-09-2007, 14:35	#9 (permalink)
designneverdies wannabe Join Date: May 2007 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 1,609	Way go me. Managed to get it to let me login. thank god for that. Thanks for your helps guys. I'd still be staring at my screen tomorrow morning if you hadn't pointed me in the right direction.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)