• Hi everyone.

    I created a new WP locally, using Webmatrix.
    It is meant to replace another WP installation that already existed in my hosting account.
    1- After I finished I uploaded the files to the directory that has my live WP, that is “DOMAIN.com/MAIN (because I want WP to have its own directory, not to dwell directly inside public_html).The new files replaced the old ones.
    2- I opened config.php and updated the names of the database and the user and password to match them in the DB that is already existing.
    3- I imoprted the DB after I edited it with Notepad ++ and changed all “localhost:xxxx” with “DOMAIN.COM”.
    The import involved dropping all existing tables.
    4- Then I found the Home url in the databse and changed it into “DOMAIN.com/main“.
    5- Now visiting DOMAIN.com OR DOMAIN.com/MAIN shows the website without any theme at all only texts.. visiting DOMAIN.com/MAIN/PAGE1 gives error 404.
    Visiting DOMAIN.com/wp-admin OR DOMAIN.com/MAIN/wp-admin gives 404 as well.

    What did I miss ?

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  • There was an issue yesterday on the forum with someone working with Webmatrix and Justin provided an answer – https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/inheriting-wordpress-site?replies=10#post-2613449
    with a link to the Webmatrix forum.

    Maybe he would know how to help.

    I’ve looked at your steps and it all looks good to me, but I’m not familiar with Webmatrix. ??

    Thread Starter iceq

    (@iceq)

    Thanx Christine. You can totally ignore Webmatrix.. I have basically created a WP installation on my local server then migrated it.. and I am not able to get the site live fine afterwards. BTW, that “tomfregly” .. what a silly arrogant man !! I was outraged reading his posts !
    ( you dont have to relate to this in ur next reply )

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