WordPress Won’t Start After Duplicator Update

  • Resolved WPrap

    (@wprap)


    6 years, 2 months ago

    Used Duplicator to move website (firechaplain101.org) from one hosting company to
    Bluehost a year ago – was successful and could access WordPress to update website.
    When entering the website now I am redirected to firechaplain101.org/fc101dup/ … (fc101dup is a directory within public_hrtml, created by Duplicator).

    After “adding” the latest (at the time) Duplicator update (approximately two weeks ago) WordPress would not run. After the WP Login, WP tried to go to firechaplain101.org/fc101dup/wp-admin but WP stopped with a blank screen.

    Site URL (in the database at Bluehost) was set to firechaplain101.org and the home field was set to firechaplain101.org/fc101dup. Changed the site URL field to be firechaplain101.org/fc101dup and the problem disappeared (i.e. WordPress started).

    The latest Duplicator update was “added” on 12/30/2018 and the problem reoccurred. Both the site URL and home fields are set to firechaplain101.org/fc101dup but the problem still occurs.

    WP Login screen was okay but then WP stopped with firechaplain101.org/fc101dup/wp-admin in the URL field. Removed fc101dup/ from the URL and got the message:

    No Update Required!
    Your WP database is already up to date

    when I continued, WP started the website (from within WP) but when try to go to the dashboard, the URL is back to firechaplain101.org/fc101dup/wp-admin and a blank screen.

    Any suggestions would be helpful – I am “dead in the water” for any updates now!

    THANK YOU

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  • Thread Starter WPrap

    (@wprap)

    Somewhat embarrassed!

    Changed (via Bluehost > WordPress tools > Settings) the site URL AND home fields to firechaplain101.org (removing the fc101dup/ From each field) and WordPress works correctly.

    At the risk of having to relabel this topic if the problem reoccurs again, I’ll mark this as Resolved !

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by WPrap. Reason: word correction

    Thanks for the update @wprap!

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