Trying to import from WordPress.com to hosted WordPress

  • My problem is this: I keep exporting from my wordpress.com domain and exporting to my new hosted domain. i get no error messages, but then when i click view site nothing is there and no posts show up under manage posts.

    i changed all of my file permission to 777, and noticed that previously i did not have a .htaccess file until i updated my permalinks.

    what else can i do ??

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  • changing your file permissions doesnt do anything..

    I suggest rebooting, it will do about as much good.

    Be sure to restore those permissions to 755, as like Whoo said, that doesn’t help anything.

    Can you view your MySQL database from within PHPMyAdmin? Are the posts there?

    Thread Starter symposia

    (@symposia)

    i have dreamhost and i dont have the main account…

    Thread Starter symposia

    (@symposia)

    k got access, and no it doesnt.

    What do you mean, you “don’t have the main account”? The main HOSTING account? If you use DreamHost, did you use the One-Click install of WP? If memory servers me correctly, you still have to set up your own database, don’t you?

    View your config.php file and the database info should be there. From it you should be able to go to your DH panel and view the database. And then see if your posts are indeed there.

    Thread Starter symposia

    (@symposia)

    a) yes i used the one-click install.
    b) NO I DONT HAVE THE MAIN HOSTING ACCOUNT BECAUSE I AM A STUDENT ON A UNIVERSITY WEBSITE…
    c) and no, as i said prior, the posts arent there. i customized and built the theme myself so im not sure if that has something to do with i.

    The theme doesn’t usually affect the database. And there’s really no need to shout (CAPSLOCK), I’m not deaf or stupid. I just needed clarification of what you said.

    Sounds to me like you need to talk to the tech folks at the university. They may have a custom server setup that is beyond the scope of my expertise to comment upon.

    Good luck.

    Your domain is redirected to your wp.com blog – you will never see anything until you undo that redirect.
    (if this is about the blog linked to your profile)

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