datacase migration issue

  • Hi I have uploaded a new database using the plugin wp migrate db. I am going from a local site to a live site

    I have followed the instructions closely (on Lynda.com) numerous times but every time I get the same results. When I go to the site URL I am taken to the WordPress install page – where I have to input all the details – i.e. site name password etc. And the site is an empty WordPress site. Nothing like my local install

    Does anyone have and idea what could be going wrong?

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  • In your wp-config.php file, make sure these are correct for the imported database:

    // ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define('DB_NAME', 'database_name_here');

/** MySQL database username */
define('DB_USER', 'username_here');

/** MySQL database password */
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password_here');

/** MySQL hostname */
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

/**
 * WordPress Database Table prefix.
 *
 * You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each a unique
 * prefix. Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!
 */
$table_prefix  = 'wp_';
    Thread Starter mellyg

    (@mellyg)

    Hi, thanks for the reply

    I have WordPress set up on the live site already- I am just trying to migrate the database from local to live.

    I had thought that didn’t involve the wp-config file – is this incorrect?

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