Installation/Database issue

  • OK, I had my WP site up and running and then went to change the database prefix in order to better the security of the site. I can’t remember what I did exactly, but I’m pretty sure I made a mess of it..I also switched from GoDaddy to NetLogistics, so I took the opportunity to start over and re-installed with my backup files.
    Now, through cPanel, I am seeing all my files in File Manager, but in WP I’m seeing a fresh ‘Welcome to WordPress’ page with all my plugins but nothing else (exactly what I saw after I botched the prefix change) – and all I see in myPHPadmin is the old database with the prefix that I changed, and no files to be seen anywhere. The name of this database however matches the name of the NEW one that was setup during the install via NetLogistics.
    My very VERY limited knowledge is exhausted here, can anyone help?
    Thankyou!

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  • Many times, you can’t just transfer a site by installing the backup files. When you move a site, you must replace the old URLs and paths with the new ones. Some of these are stored in the database in ‘serialized’ form where the string length is stored along with the string. You must use special tools to search and replace the old values with the new ones.

    If you replace an old URL with a new one of a different length, it will break the serialization, causing many different problems.

    If the old site is still available, you can use the steps shown in this article to copy the site: https://wordpress.mcdspot.com/2012/08/22/migrating-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step/

    If the old site is not available, and you still have a copy of the database from that site, you should be able to use this tool to make the changes: https://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/

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