WP not loading after moving to new server

  • I have 3 small servers with 17 addon domains with WP sites still working.
    First I imported these 3 cpanels completely to new server.
    I used addon transfer tool to move sites to root level. Site didn’t work.
    So I manually FTP’d both files and DB to root level. Site didn’t work.
    I replaced index.php with a regular non-WP index.html. Site worked.
    So the index.php and associated bootup routines and files of WP are failing.

    I would like info on how WP boots. I did the .htaccess already.

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    Thread Starter virtualstates

    (@virtualstates)

    I am pretty sure the issue is add-on domain settings are contained in the files. So the new location is “/home/user” as compared to “[email protected]”.

    I can move them 5 different ways. They just don’t work when they get there

    I’m not familiar with the addon transfer tool. If this is a separate plugin, I’m afraid you’ll have to contact the developer for support.

    Thread Starter virtualstates

    (@virtualstates)

    I have tracked the issue to wp_options SiteURL and Home values. In an add-on the value is “http;//masterdomain.com/a”
    And /a is some sort of flag for add-on domain. This is the same for all my add-on sites. Any method to move the from add-on to home/domain.com does not change this.
    To change the value of these wp_options to “https://domain.com” does change the error message. There is none. But It didn’t work either.

    Thread Starter virtualstates

    (@virtualstates)

    So correcting siteurl, home, and uploadpath in wp_options is important.
    Then Checking database ref in wp_config.php is next.
    The site still not functioning, but it has passed the DB connection.
    And the are no 500 errors now.
    There is more to correct. Any clues?

    Did you check the domain and path in wp_blogs and wp_site tables in the DB?

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