I've done something bad…

  • I am a first time user of wordpress. I installed wordpress on my home computer to create my first site, so that I could build it and make mistakes, without it being seen by all. I used MAMP to run the Apache and MySQL servers on localhost8888. I completed the site and prepared to upload it to my chosen host (supergreenhosting).
    I did read all the documentation about how to transfer the files, and thought I had done everything right, but obviously did something wrong as the site did not work on supergreen hosting and now all I get on my local host is a list of the files, not the login screen that I want! Please can some-one help me as the thought of re-building the site on supergreen is painful!

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  • did you also, create a mysql database on your host and import to it from your localhost DB?
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_to_a_New_Server

    Thread Starter redpolo

    (@redpolo)

    Yes, I used a plug in called wp-db-backup and it generated a .sql file which I then imported into the new db on the new host. But it did not seem to work…

    Thread Starter redpolo

    (@redpolo)

    OK, here is a little update which might explain my problem better.
    I have gone through the whole install process from scratch. Deleted all the DB files from PHP MyAdmin and uploaded my .sql table backup.
    My site now shows on the web, but it still has not picked up any of the content and formatting that I did on my localhost:8888. I had worked with the Constructor theme.
    This is a screen shot of what the database tables look like now.
    I think my tables have come in with the names wplittlebarn_xxx
    but there are also wp_ items and I can’t work out what the difference is between them. I wonder if one set is interfering with another?
    My gut feeling is that something is missing, so any guidance gratefully received!
    Thanks

    Thread Starter redpolo

    (@redpolo)

    Sorry, don’t seem to be able to add a screen shot, so the list looks like this…
    calendar
    calendar_categories
    calendar_config
    wplittlebarn_aec_event
    wplittlebarn_aec_event_category
    wplittlebarn_availability
    wplittlebarn_blc_filters
    wplittlebarn_blc_instances
    wplittlebarn_blc_links
    wplittlebarn_blc_synch
    …..
    wplittlebarn_links (this definately has all the links I put in site)
    wplittlebarn_options
    …..
    wp_commentmeta
    wp_comments
    wp_links
    wp_options
    etc…

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