Can't View Site When I Migrated It To Remote Server
-
I am new to WordPress and have been following tutorials on how to migrate my site to a remote server from my local computer. I used MAMP originally to create my WordPress site. I used the theme Twenty Fourteen and have installed the following plugins: addthis, contact form 7, easy table, events manager, flamingo, jetpak, nextend image magnifier, simple social icons, and wpuntexturize.
The project I am working on is for a website update and my client’s old site is currently running on the web. My hosting company has set up a test page through cPanel for me to migrate my site to until I get final approval from my client to replace the old site on the current domain. The test page can be found here: dockofthebaymarina.com
I already installed WordPress 3.9.1 and set up a database on my remote server’s cPanel. I exported my local host database and updated my database information in the wp-config.php file. I used Dreamweaver to perform the search and replace function to update my URLs in this new database. I uploaded a copy of my wp-content folder (themes, plugins and uploads) from my computer directly to my cPanel. I do not have access to FTP but can contact my hosting company again to see if they can provide that information to me – if this is a better method. At the time, the support guy I talked to told me I didn’t need FTP if I was using cPanel.
My problem is when I import my edited .sql file to my database using phpMyAdmin on cPanel. Whenever I refresh my browser to view my site, the WordPress Installation page keeps showing up instead of my site. I checked my database connection and it is working correctly. I just can’t see my site.
Could someone please tell me what I am doing wrong? There must be something I’m missing. Thanks!
The tutorials I have been using are Migrating WordPress on lyndatraining.com and Moving WordPress Codex.
- The topic ‘Can't View Site When I Migrated It To Remote Server’ is closed to new replies.