ironmac

Heyyyy!!! I got it done!!! Thanks HandySolo!

I did follow the Moving_WordPress in the Codex but the URI values in the database was where I went totally wrong! Didn’t even know about that… ??

Onwards and upwards now! ??

I’m sorry about that! Thought that I wasn’t being allowed to post for some reason. I’ll give the URI values a check. Thanks!

Some additional info:

This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host’s database server is down.

Not sure why the browser is going to localhost.

Ok…slight problem now. I am getting the dreaded “Error Establishing a Database Connection” message.

When I type in the url for my website “www.steppingforth.com” everything looks normal but when I click on the “Login” button it gives me the above error. The url that comes up is also “https://ironmac.blogdns.com/blog/wp-login.php” which is the url for the blog on my own machine here.

I’ve cleared my browser’s cache and it doesn’t make a difference. Any suggestions? Thanks!

LOL! You got that right about being an instruction maniac! I’m at the Restoring Backup stage right now and it’s nerve-wracking despite having two backup files and my original site still functioning.

Almost done now…almost done…

Holly…I was just worried that there were these extra tables and I wasn’t too sure what to do with them.

whooami..thanks! That clarifies the .sql file size. And, yes, I am using phpMyAdmin to connect to the mySql database running off of Personal Websharing on OS X. It’s pretty easy but I didn’t want to mess up anything which is why I am moving to ASO.

I also wanted a proper domain name and it turned out that while it was just a bit more expensive, I could get a domain name and ASO’s Tiny account for around US$10 more than simply paying for dynamic DNS.

LOL! Thanks whooami…that was what I did…I simply checked/selected everything and saved it. It was saved under (I guess) the default “wordpress.sql” on my desktop. The entire file is about 8 megs whereas in phpMyAdmin it shows it as 1.9 megs.

Is that normal?

And, no, no other web apps running. My blog is pretty simple with only posts and comments and a three-column theme. It’s running off of my own Mac right now but I am moving it over to A Small Orange today for its own domain.

Wait a sec…should I select all of the 12 wp files or just the default tables (which number 9 in total?)

Never mind!!! Stupid me!!! Another self-embarassment on WP’s support forums! I found the answer!!!

Yes, definitely for a first attempt it’s pretty good. The green looks fine on my machine (Dell monitor, Apple G4).

Duh!!!

I’m so embarassed. Thanks moshu for that quick reply!

mjwood, that’s odd. In my case (using Firefox), I simply hit the Alt button my Mac while clicking on her link and it works fine.

Your bottom-most (no pun intended) sidebar with the white border is messed up a bit. The red bars actually float over the white border.

I can see your site without any problems. Spare and simple. I like the flower design at the header. You may want to incorporate some of that design element into the rest of the page somehow.

Good beginning though and it loads very quickly!

Thanks Yosemite for the quick reply! So, they are one and the same?

BTW, you may not believe this but I’ve actually woken up once in a sweat worrying about whether or not I’ve made a mistake.