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I’m having an all together new problem. I went to login to my wordpress this morning but I forgot the password that the install gave me for the username “admin”. So I checked my email and sure enough the password was sent to me when I completed the installation. The login screen said the password is incorrect. I tried to reset the admin password but it says that you cannot do that.

I tried to have the password emailed to my email address but the only password that was provided was the password for my old login username.
When I login with my old username, the login works but I

Ok my site is up and running again. THANK YOU!

One little issue, I was trying to edit the widgets in both my sidebars, my left sidebar still contains widgets that somehow in the dashboard I can neither edit nor delete. Also the pages I have created are not being shown, only the default Front Page, Archives, About..

Any way to fix this issue?

Ok the install is complete….

Should I now import my saved wordpress xml file?

I just tried to visit my site https://www.blogstodiefor.com

and the install appeared where I enter my Blog title and email address.

I will begin the install now

ok thank you..

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Hello,

Uploaded all the files/folders to my public_html.

I also edited the wp-config.php and edited the value $table_prefix = ‘wpafi_’

When I address you entered nothing appears. It says 404 error as if there is no page to display??

Ok the backup is now complete, I have saved the zip file in a folder on my C drive.

I am currently backing up my database to my “Home Directory” the backup instructions asked for an email address to send further instructions once the process is complete.

When I delete all the files/folders from my public_html folder, will this have any effect on the MYSQL database??

I am deleting the files/folders now.

Yes I have the long list of results….What should I be looking for?

Ok here is what I did:

About 4 weeks ago I setup my WordPress account from the .com website. I then signed up for the “domain mapping” because I already have a web address that I wanted to use through my web host.

About one week ago after reading documentation and also from the forums, I realized that if I wanted to use plugins and also install Adsense ad’s into my site I would have to use the self-hosted WordPress.

So, yesterday I decided to use the “5 Minute Install” to download the self-hosted wordpress. I uploaded all the files/folders from the install using my FTP to my public html root.

What I did not understand was what to do with my old WordPress files/folders that were in my public root already. So once the 5 Minute Install was complete I uploaded those files using my FTP and overwrote the old files/folders that were there. (I think this is where my problem is because I do not think I should have overwrote the old files that were there)

When I access my dashboard I still have all my posts, etc there but they do not show up once I visit my site (www.blogstodiefor.com). What I find is the theme that I was previously using and the Adsense ad banners that are now somehow working.

I was thinking that maybe I should just delete the blog and also delete the files/folders off my web host??? But I’m guessing that that might delete everything from my MYSQL database???

Since I have been using the wordpress version from WordPress.com, I do not have permission to download or use any plugins because I still do not have the plugins tab.

I have changed my theme several times and still nothing. I am wondering what good it would do to delete the blog and then follow the download process again. My only concern is I do not want to lose important folders or files that my corrupt the installation further down the road.

Any suggestions???

I’m not sure If I am correct on this, but I believe my install of the 2.5.1 did not go through, because I still do not have a “plugins” tab.

Also I tried using the default theme and when I pressed the theme to look at the preview it was still my Cutline theme that I currently used. I tried a few other themes, and still no change.

Also when you visit my site now there is an old page that I had on my site about 1 year ago, which I am not sure why or how that is even there.

When I downloaded the 2.5.1 to my root folder, I replaced the folders that were already there from my initial download of WordPress, so I’m wondering if this is my problem.

Ok, and then from there just change my name servers back to the ones provided by my web host.

I will be sure to look over the links you provided for me.

Another question for you,

After I stop the redirection of my blog, would you happen to know how long it would be until I can then install WordPress and upload the new folders and files to my FTP?