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Problem moving site from foler to root directory

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  • May 1, 2014 at 2:30 pm #103227
    sundara
    Member

    Hello,

    I have been unable to successfully move a Genseis website built in a folder (see http://www.sarahpowers.com/new/) to its root directory.

    After moving the files, re-saving the permalinks, and recreating htaccess, some of the links resolved properly, while others resulted in a 404 Error page (although the URL no longer indicated the "new" directory and all data had been moved to root).

    When I tried to Search and Replace the paths in the database, it ended up corrupting the entire WP system/database (e.g. the widgets became unavailable in the WP admin interface and all pages, regardless of URL, displayed an incomplete Home page).

    I repeated the process three times, starting off with a properly working site in the "new", and ended up with the same result each time.

    Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks,
    Conny

    http://www.sarahpowers.com/new/
    May 1, 2014 at 4:25 pm #103242
    Lauren @ OnceCoupled
    Member

    Hm, more of a WordPress question than Genesis. I did that myself, but it was a bit ago. Are you following the instructions from here? http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#On_Your_Existing_Server

    We create mobile-first, PageSpeed-optimized, pixel-perfect custom themes! https://www.oncecoupled.com

    May 2, 2014 at 4:35 pm #103372
    sundara
    Member

    Hi Lauren,

    Thank you for your feedback. Yes, I also posted on the WordPress forum looking for help.

    I found some information about data serialization and using this tool https://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/ to prevent it. I am wondering if that is my problem and will give it a try.

    Thanks again.
    Conny

    May 2, 2014 at 9:42 pm #103390
    essaysnark
    Participant

    @sundara, did you go through each separate step in the codex link that Lauren posted?

    It could be as simple as this one:

    13. If your theme supports menus, links to your home page may still have the old subdirectory embedded in them. Go to Appearance::Menus and update them.

    May 6, 2014 at 4:40 am #103815
    sundara
    Member

    Hello again,

    The problem with my site was with data serialization as mentioned above and has now been resolved.

    Thank you both for your assistance.
    Conny

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