Site flippers, what am I doing wrong? **Another question**

I forgot to do this. What a dummy.:confused::confused:

There wasn't a code, so I upload the message. I had to try to upload it again to get the picture.

Are you trying to import the database into an existing database that already has wp tables in it?

If so then you will need to create a new blank database and user, assign the user to the database...Give all user privileges...and then import the .sql file into the new blank database.

Now you will have to edit the wp-config file with the new database information.

***Also you will have to change the home url of the wp to match the new domain if it is different from the domain that you had originally.

I'm very good with transferring files, so if you need any help feel free to PM me

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timpears

12 years ago

Originally Posted by I webs design

If so then you will need to create a new blank database and user, assign the user to the database...Give all user privileges...and then import the .sql file into the new blank database.

Now you will have to edit the wp-config file with the new database information.

***Also you will have to change the home url of the wp to match the new domain if it is different from the domain that you had originally.

That is where I screwed up. I should not have used Fantastico to create the blog.

Thanks everyone for your help.

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timpears

12 years ago

Should I have not used Fantastico to install Wordpress when I created this new blog. I am wondering if I should have just uploaded the files from the original instead of using Fantastico.

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sbucciarel

Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by timpears

Should I have not used Fantastico to install Wordpress when I created this new blog. I am wondering if I should have just uploaded the files from the original instead of using Fantastico.

When you use Fantastico to create the blog, you will have to first delete all the tables in the database that fantastico created and then import the new database. You can't import over an old database.

Here's complete instructions for transferring a blog
http://domainingdiva.com/transfer.pdf

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tiara

12 years ago

Hmm.. from the the title, I thought this a thread about site flipping.
You should call for FTP, SQL or Wordpress experts instead of flippers :-)

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timpears 12 years ago

Originally Posted by tiara

Hmm.. from the the title, I thought this a thread about site flipping.
You should call for FTP, SQL or Wordpress experts instead of flippers :-)

Sorry, I thought flippers would know how to do this. That is the point of this. I am practicing moving a site so I know how to do it so if the buyer can't, I can help them.
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hassan001

12 years ago

Well here is my Tip for you timpears....

Goto PhpMyAdmin and see what it contains.... If it have few tables say 3-4 delete select them all and delete but if there are 6-7-8 or more tables do nothing just come back and edit your wp-config.php and edit these.....

database user
databse name
database pass
database host "usually localhost, but you should check if you are with hostings like fatcow or Godaddy etc... they have different databse hosts than localhost"

Also please paste your website url so that we might help you in right way....

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Michael Travis

12 years ago

Tim Pears,

Do yourself a favor and get Backupbuddy. It makes doing this so simple. You can litterly backup the original site and move it in about 15 minutes. The only thing that slows you down is the changing the nameservers because once the change request has been initiated it could take from 5 minutes to several hours for it to complete. Backupbuddy comes in handy when you really get into the website flipping game.

Best of Luck.

Michael

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hassan001

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Michael Travis

Tim Pears,

Do yourself a favor and get Backupbuddy. It makes doing this so simple. You can litterly backup the original site and move it in about 15 minutes. The only thing that slows you down is the changing the nameservers because once the change request has been initiated it could take from 5 minutes to several hours for it to complete. Backupbuddy comes in handy when you really get into the website flipping game.

Best of Luck.

Michael

The easiest solution..... Thanx Michael for this suggestion..... This should work for life for you timepears

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SuppaDave21

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Michael Travis

Tim Pears,

Do yourself a favor and get Backupbuddy. It makes doing this so simple. You can litterly backup the original site and move it in about 15 minutes. The only thing that slows you down is the changing the nameservers because once the change request has been initiated it could take from 5 minutes to several hours for it to complete. Backupbuddy comes in handy when you really get into the website flipping game.

Best of Luck.

Michael

lol I can't stand those plugins

I guess I'm old school...or working for hostgator has gotten me accustom of just doing the xfer manually, I actually do that faster than using backupbuddy, I somehow always get stomped in the instructions as Ive seen about 20 different plugins like it (and I must say that most of them are horrible lol)

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SEOAdvice

12 years ago

Remember after you have moved the database to use the "Search" function in PHPMyAdmin. Select all tables, and search for your domain, and replace all occurrences with the new domain (only applies if you changed domain).
Also search for your user account name on old host (/home/username/public_html), and, again, replace any occurrences with account username on new host - this will cover any WP options or plugins which are using full hosting paths.