cdogtaylor

Yes, when i browse the wp_posts table i can see that the posts are there with the correct incrementing ID. this is the wierd part for me. the write function of the admin side seems to be working to create the posts (i can also create categories and the like).

Okay, just tried something. since i could get the first post to come up through viewing the comments, with this address: https://landarts.art.utexas.edu/des311k2005/index.php?p=1
I just tried changing the increment number to see if the other posts would show. They did. This gives some credance to it being an ‘index.php’ problem, but doesn’t explain why they are not showing on the admin ‘edit’ screen. curious. . .

still a bit puzzled and not sure what’s the cause.

will check the tables in phpMyAdmin. I use it, but only in a very general way. thanks for the help. will let you know what i see in the tables — will compare comments to posts.

If it were something with the index.php you would expect it to only affect the public side of the site. The posts are not visible on the admin site either.

No. I have only edited the config file as instructed. I even tried redownloading WordPress, droppng the user and the database from the server and doing a complete re-install. Still in the same place?