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I figured it out: bot was exploiting a vulnerability and kept changing siteurl in MySQL DB. If WordPress admin login page access is restricted to our IP there is no issue, but as soon as we allow other IPs it would get changed.

Got it…
Don’t forget new server has to have mod_rewrite enabled in Apache
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/User:Sivel/FAQ
Points 2 and 3

That fixed the problem. I am wondering why that is not default, but the fix is quick enough. Thanks!

When an import fails, I download reset plugin and reset the whole wp installation which deletes everything, then I reimport it again. Be aware it erases also files, posts, setting, themes…

WP is a great platform, but some really BASIC features are missing.

In control panel you have exported an XML file to import in your self hosted website… Open that file in notepad or wordpad and press ctrl+h and just substitute domains. The media will still not be attached, but the files will be drawn from you domain.

You can open database file in notepad and use search&replace function
to change “wordpress.com” to “yourdomain.com”
This works if you don’t have functions that extract thumbnails from the posts.
I have looked through all migration, mirroring, backup tools, and unless there is something new in the last 3 months, you are out of luck. None of these plugins do the job right.

All localhost pages drag images from online version
-i tried replacing all “mypage.com” to “localhost/wordpress” and reimporting the sql file but nothing changes
-“scan for lost attachments” button does not do anything

Any other ideas?

Latest, 3.3.1, both wp setups are up-to-date

I ended up using /index.php/%postname%/ since I had no success modifying htaccess. Almost pretty links work without problem. If anyone comes up with solution, please let me know.

I tried both with also no luck.
Strange thing is that in firebug I get error

GET https://localhost/wordpress/submenu.php 404 Not Found 210ms
but when I click it there (response) file opens correctly
Same is also online

.htaccess is the one WP created after I erased it (the one at https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Using_Permalinks). Maybe there is problem?

PS: calling just
https://localhost/wordpress/submenu.php?cat=4
has no problems