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So wait, should I delete everything again and re-upload WP 1.5 (which I’ve already done once)? If I do do this, do I delete everything (including .htaccess) except for wp-config.php?

Sorry, just want to be clear on how to proceed. Thanks so much for your help.

I just went into my error log and saw what’s below (like 50-100 times). I am really a novice at this stuff, so I have no idea how to fix what’s wrong.

[Fri Mar 4 02:13:49 2005] [alert] [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] /editedout/.htaccess: RewriteRule: bad flag delimiters

Thanks for replying.

When I initially did the upgrade from 1.2.2 to 1.5 I still uploaded the 1.5 index.php, I just didn’t delete the old one. Still, I just deleted the index.php and uploaded the 1.5 one to be sure, and I’m getting the same error. Any other ideas?

The only files I didn’t delete were .htaccess and index.php. Should I have deleted either (I uploaded the new index.php over the old one)? If this is the problem, can I delete them now, re-upload the index, and be OK, or do I need to put my back-ups back up?

The problems I’m having now: trying to figure out how to change the live button (I want the “live” color to move to the appropriate page when someone clicks a link, but right now it just stays lit on the home link).

OK, looks I figured that one out too. Learning on the go, what fun!

OK, I fixed the problem with the background, but I don’t know how to bump the navbar up so that it rests on the logo.

Negative top margin? How do I do that?

Also, I tried putting a navbar in:

https://www.promohthree.com/

As you can see, it screwed up my Kubrick theme. Any ideas on what I did wrong?

I checked out the source on w-a-s-a-b-i, but when I tried to mimic it on my site, I just got a list of links under the header. I’ll check out that link in the morning, though. Thank you for your reply.

I had a pre-1.5 back-up done. Macmanx walked me through restoring it in this thread:

https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic.php?id=19834#post-113096

Also, there was already an .htaccess file in my space. I deleted it and put up what you told me to do. Looks like it works fine, but just wanted to mention it.

Thanks again!

Oh, I could kiss you! Thank you so much!

OK, I opened up wp-config.php in 1.2.2 and linked it to the database with the back-up. I then uploaded 1.2.2 to my webspace. I then accessed the upgrade link, upgraded, and went to my site:

https://www.promohthree.com/

It has the index, but clicking on headlines and comments leads me to 404s still. When I log in, I can still see my old posts and edit them and such. So the info is still there, but the blog links aren’t working properly.

Any ideas?

Also, I’d like to thank all of you for your help thus far. It’s been very calming for me, since this problem has frustrated me.

Nothing WordPress-related is currently on my server except for three databases (an old one for my first blog, the second one is the blog that got screwed up, and the third is the back-up).

So, should I upload a version of WordPress and install it? Upload and upgrade? If so, what version? I’m not very skilled, so if anyone could give me a basic step-by-step, I’d appreciate it.

OK, that testing section was taken down. What else can I do? For your reference, what I just did was:

1. Moved back-up of database into a new database.
2. Created a new folder for wordpress, made wp-config.php look for the new database.
3. Uploaded WP 1.2.
4. Accessed index, which showed up as just text on a white background. Couldn’t access any other posts or links.