wordpress help of the day
- Started 15 years ago
- Last post 15 years ago
- 11 Responses
- airey
alrighty. i changed servers, uploaded the database, did the wp_options sitcharoo on the domain name and made sure the permalinks are correct/
the homepage loads no problems, but the main nav is not working. it's giving me a 404.
this has happened a few times and the dev on the job just fixed it in no time but alas they're both asleep.
anyone got some advice for me? please? grovel etc.
- Sep0
- Atkinson0
did you add the main nav links yourself - they'll be pointing to the old domain?
- airey0
the main nav links are dynamic, hopefully based on the root directory given in the wp_options conditionals in the db. i thunk.
- Atkinson0
In the settings menu have you updated the wordpress URL and the permalink structure?
- airey0
yep.
a fun fact: when i change the permalinks to 'default' the pages work but not the posts. change it back to the custom and it doesn't work. i deleted the htacces file and added a new one but nothing. wondering if it needs a server rewrite to make that work.
- ukit0
Why not do a fresh install and use an XML import instead of cloning the DB?
- english. use your words.airey
- Was that so hard to understand? Jesusukit
- What I meant was...
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- airey0
so turns out the hosting environment is actually a Zeus, not apache. never dealt with a zeus before and i don't like them. no doubt their perfectly fine if you have a clue but i don't. they're migrating to their apache environment over the next 20 minutes. phew.
- utopian0
Be sure that your new web host has Wordpress installed on its servers...
- mydo0
i was hoping this wouldn't be solved so easily.
- airey0
yep. moved to apache and it's good. the hosting company weer great but in the same convo i got told php scripts won't work, then they will, htaccess files are fine with a rewrite given to zeus, then it might not, the htaccess file may be ignored no matter what e do, then maybe it might not. despair was my world. now it's all good. beer in hand. thx chaps for the usual fuckall, at least i know this place works!
- OSFA0
Question... What would be the easiest way to add social links to my homepage? I need to add the usual, fb, tw, etc... But my template seems to not have thosexwidgets available. Thanks!