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Tagged: admin, genesis, Lifestyle pro theme, root domain, SSL, wp-admin

  • This topic has 6 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 3 years, 11 months ago by maxk.
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  • April 20, 2019 at 11:17 am #490761
    radiomogul
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    For reasons I can't remember, when I set up my client's site many years ago, we put it on a subdomain. Now due to the SSL requirements, it isn't going to work on the aforementioned subdomain.

    (Keep in mind, I'm more of a designer than a coder.)

    The tech support person said to use FTP to download the files from the "public" folder on the subdomain and upload them to the public folder on the main domain.

    Well, this didn't work. The main domain still has a very old version of the site, when accessing the URL.

    The files are in the right place, or so I think. What went wrong? Is there are config file that is overruling the right files? I told filezilla to replace all common files with the newer source file.

    Thoughts? Ideas?

    the new destination should be: http://brooksgoldmannpublishing.com/

    however the correct files/correct WP install are still on https://blog.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com/

    https://blog.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com/
    April 20, 2019 at 11:23 am #490762
    radiomogul
    Participant

    OK, I also notice that the public folder has the following files on it:

    brooksgoldmannpublishing.htm
    index.htm
    index.php
    index.phtml

    April 20, 2019 at 11:28 am #490763
    Victor Font
    Moderator

    You can't just move WordPress files to a new directory and expect everything to work. WordPress is a data driven product. There are many, many links in the database that point to the subdomain. Moving files does not change the links in the database.

    You should create a brand new instance of WordPress in the root directory, new database included, then migrate the content to the new instance using a tool like Updraft Plus.

    You may want to consider hiring a dev to help with this. It may have to pay for a few hours of someone's time, but it will get done the right way. Hosts sometimes offer migration services as well. Check with your host.


    Regards,

    Victor
    https://victorfont.com/
    Call us toll free: 844-VIC-FONT (842-3668)
    Have you requested your free website audit yet?

    April 20, 2019 at 11:38 am #490765
    radiomogul
    Participant

    Yes, that's kind of what I thought, I could ask them to migrate, or create a new install, and then export the data, and rebuild the widgets?

    April 21, 2019 at 5:26 am #490770
    Victor Font
    Moderator

    If you migrate using a tool like Updraft Plus or WP Migrate Pro, there's no need to rebuild anything. Everything should transfer over and internal links will be renamed for the new location.


    Regards,

    Victor
    https://victorfont.com/
    Call us toll free: 844-VIC-FONT (842-3668)
    Have you requested your free website audit yet?

    April 28, 2019 at 5:29 pm #490908
    PulsoDigital
    Participant

    another way to do this, is ussing softaculous, I use it to migrate sites, in the options just put everything I say, you can migrate from different folders or even in different servers.
    It is also the fastest way for a migration, with plugins you take twice as long.
    I did this also with my site, it was in the demo folder and I migrated it to the root folder

    Agencia de Publicidad en Monterrey

    May 1, 2019 at 8:39 am #490927
    maxk
    Member

    You can't just move WordPress files to a new directory and expect everything to work. WordPress is a data driven product. There are many, many links in the database that point to the subdomain. Moving files does not change the links in the database.

    Sorry to hijack on your post, my site is hosted on wpengine, will WP Migrate Pro work?

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