dchernik

Worked like a charm. Ty.

bcworkz, thanks. I’ve noticed that using
$wpdb = new wpdb(...);
works only after adding
$wpdb->set_prefix('wp_');
on the next line.

Another problem is that functions like the_permalink() and the_excerpt() still return the old path even after the connection has been swapped.

Any ideas?

Hmm, this may not be possible, since it requires redefining constants like DB_NAME.

The solution in this case was not to replace the theme (which I kept) but to switch the provider from Yahoo! to SiteGround.

Yahoo! has legacy systems and strange configurations, and I don’t recommend it to anyone.

Good advice, it works with Plain permalinks, and I just looked at my theme (which I like), and it was last updated on ?January? ?28?, ?2011. So, I may have to get a new theme. Thanks!

OK, got it… getting acquainted with query_posts(). Could have saved myself some time with it rather than hacking my way through.

Chrisber, that would mean duplicating content which is something best avoided.