Moving wordpress issue

  • Hi

    I hope someone can help, I had a wordpress installation on a windows server iis6.
    I’ve recently moved to a linux server centos5.

    I backed up the database and all files in the installation, I moved the domain name over to the new server, however I cannot seem to get the wordpress files working, I’ve read several of the guides on here but it doesnt seem to work.

    I cannot access the admin area and it doesnt show any css.

    I’ve imported the database to the new server with the same details and it seems to import fine however when bringing the backup files into the new server it doesnt work.

    I tried installing a new installation, then importing the database over the old database but that still doesnt work.

    Any help would be really appreciated.

    I can access all files to make ammendments however can no longer access the live site on the old server.

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  • Did you use the WordPress native export (“Tools > Export”)? Try exporting from your old server with that option and importing into the new server with the WP generated file.

    If this doesn’t work, let us know.

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    Cheers!

    Thread Starter theodotcom

    (@theodotcom)

    Thanks for the reply, as dumb as it sounds I didnt even know there was an export/import tool, I tried using wptwin but my server was not running suphp so it would not run, I basically ftp’d in and copied everything.

    I seem to have managed to get it working, but have to readd all my images, I basically reinstalled the database, reinstalled a new installation of wp 3.1, then added the plugins, activated them, and then installed my theme and it seems to have worked.

    I am sure I did that before though and it didnt work.

    I have a few other sites to move so will be trying the export tool. Will post the outcome as soon as I do

    Thanks again for the help. ??

    Thread Starter theodotcom

    (@theodotcom)

    Hi

    Using the export tool doesnt export the images on the site?

    Is there any way to export all the images as well, so then everything could be reimported in a new installation.

    Thanks for the help

    Theo

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