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Oops, doesn’t work. After I submitted the database information, I got this:
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Already Installed

You appear to have already installed WordPress. To reinstall please clear your old database tables first.
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And the Log In button which produces a blank page when I click on it. OK then, I give up. Well I guess stuff happens. Thank you so much for walking me through this, Ross!

Great, thanks! OK, I have copied the files to the other directory (minus the wp-config.php file) and now what – do I create a new database to finish the installation, or do I specify the database data I used for this installation originally?

Actually I am beginning to wonder if having identical table prefixes might be the problem here. Here’s what the wp-config.php files says:
* You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each a unique prefix.

Should I try to change one of the table prefixes? I found this guide: https://www.icontrolwp.com/2012/11/changing-wordpress-database-table-prefix-security-obscurity/.

Thank you so much for all your help but it still doesn’t work. Another thought: what if I try to copy the entire contents of my /beta directory to the other directory, for example /new. Would I need to create a new database for that?

Oh – and I have checked table prefixes – they are identical for both databases. Should I correct that?

OK, I have tried to add the username specified in the first website’s wp-config.php and it wouldn’t work, so I added a new user and assigned it to that database and changed the wp-config.php file accordingly. Still no luck. Can’t open the first site.

About the table prefixes – my databases are called sa21720_wp and sa21720_wp2. Is that the right way to name 2 different databases? And most important – what should I do to restore the first website at this point? Thank you.

Hi Ross, thank you for your help. I have checked both wp-config.php files and there are different databases specified there and different database user names. However, when I went into my database manager, while there are two databases, one of them (the first one, for /beta website) does not have a user. What should I do now – create the user with the username specified in the wp-config.php file for the first website?

The fix has worked, thank you. I mean, the widgets are no longer frozen and there are buttons at the bottom of each widget now. However nothing happens when I press Edit Limitation. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thank you.

Thank you so much, Archie and egado, that’s a start.