New server, now can’t log in and permalinks broken

OK, I fixed the permalink probem thusly:

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

I added this to the .htaccess

But I still cannot login.

HELP!

Did you read carefully #6 ?

Well, the name servers are pointed to the right host now,

So, I’m going to do a flush dsn and reboot my modem and restart.

I’ll let you know.

I flushed the dsn, rebooted, and turned off the modem for one full minute.

Still the same issues.

I assume its a matter of waiting.
True?

Can you login if you revert back to the “default” permalinks?

How can I revert to the default permalinks if I can’t login?

Anyway … I got sick of waiting for a reply and uninstalled my installation. I reinstalled a new WP 2.0. and it worked fine. I updated the permalink structure and it worked fine. I started uploaded the databases. The posts showed up and the permalinks worked ok. Then I tried to access the admin panel. The script insisted on upgrading the latest version of 2.0. No way around it. No option was given to NOT upgrade.

Guess what? I can’t bring the admin panel up anymore. It times out.

How the heck do I fix this thing?

I fixed the problem by uninstalling the 2.0 and manually reinstalling 1.5.2 and uploading my databases.

I had to move the .htaccsess to the blogpeoria folder and I have to delete a Structured Blogging plugin. But it works.

The script insisted on upgrading the latest version of 2.0. No way around it. No option was given to NOT upgrade.

If I remember well, the imported DB was a 1.5.x – right?
Knowing that the DB structure (=tables) in 1.5.x and 2.0 are different I’d say WP acts quite as expected: telling you to update your db structure.
As a general rule – you cannot import a DB from an earlier version in a higher version without running the update.php file.

I am having a similar problem. I have moved to site5. My domain name is pointed to the right dns now and has been for about 24 hours. (https://suzannesblog.com) At the moment my old wordpress blog still exists but it will be going down soon. (https://suzanne.xexm.com) I can login on at xexm, but using the same user name and pass at suzannesblog, it says the password is wrong. None of the permalinks are working, so I manually go to https://suzannesblog.com/wp-login.php. I’m just trying to get into the options panel so I can change it from xexm to suzannesblog.com I’m new here and not technically savvy. I had a friend upload my database for me… please help!

suzanne,
I guess you should change the site_url and home values in the options table of the DB. Those are the two URIs set in the Options.
If you have phpMyadmin acces, follow this guide:
https://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/site-url/