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Need Help: Wordpress Set-up Failure

by redstanford
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Ok what the heck am I doing wrong? I purchased a new domain last night, got it up on my hostgator hosting, installed wordpress on the domain using my cpanel - but when I go to log into my sites Admin Dashboard for the 1st time, I get this: www.destinationcampfire.com/wp-admin

it doesn't take me to my site but this error (sort of) page. What am I doing wrong?
#failure #set #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author BetaMaster
    What's error occured? Your domain is a parked domain.
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  • Profile picture of the author redstanford
    what does that mean?
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    • Profile picture of the author BetaMaster
      Originally Posted by redstanford View Post

      what does that mean?
      it means that your domain is not pointed to your hosting instead pointed to somewhere else for example domain company or parked domain services.
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  • Profile picture of the author redstanford
    ok how can that be? I've transferred my nameservers to webhost already.

    hosted through hostgator, domain through namecheap

    I've never had this issue before. how can my domain not be pointed at hostgator?
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    • Profile picture of the author BetaMaster
      Originally Posted by redstanford View Post

      ok how can that be? I've transferred my nameservers to webhost already.

      hosted through hostgator, domain through namecheap

      I've never had this issue before. how can my domain not be pointed at hostgator?
      you can set up your hosting nameserver inside namecheap control panel and wait for domain propagation and sometimes will take 24-48 hours to complete. what is your correct nameserver for your hosting?
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      • Profile picture of the author redstanford
        Originally Posted by BetaMaster View Post

        you can set up your hosting nameserver inside namecheap control panel and wait for domain propagation and sometimes will take 24-48 hours to complete. what is your correct nameserver for your hosting?
        what do you mean my correct nameserver?

        I am using the nameservers provided in my "welcome" new account info email I got from HostGator last year
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  • Profile picture of the author Warrior X
    You'll need to change the nameserves on your domain. Check the welcome email from hostgator, they'll be in there. Then go to whoever the domain is registered with, and update the nameserver information.

    --Jeremy

    Edit: srry didn't see you last reply. It could be just taking time to update (with Godaddy it can take a few hours, don't know about namecheap.) Other than that, contact them and ask what's up.
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    • Profile picture of the author redstanford
      Originally Posted by TrustedCopy View Post

      You'll need to change the nameserves on your domain. Check the welcome email from hostgator, they'll be in there. Then go to whoever the domain is registered with, and update the nameserver information.

      --Jeremy

      Edit: srry didn't see you last reply. It could be just taking time to update (with Godaddy it can take a few hours, don't know about namecheap.) Other than that, contact them and ask what's up.

      Its been roughly an hour or so. I've never really seen it take this long but then again I don't remember actually paying attention the other time I've done this.

      should I contact NameCheap or Hostgator on this issue?
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      • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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        Originally Posted by redstanford View Post

        Its been roughly an hour or so. I've never really seen it take this long but then again I don't remember actually paying attention the other time I've done this.

        should I contact NameCheap or Hostgator on this issue?
        When you change the nameservers in Namecheap to your host's nameservers, you often have access pretty quickly ... but there are times when it takes up to 48 hrs for a domain to resolve. There's nothing that your host or Namecheap can do to make that go any faster. If it takes longer than 48 hrs., then contact your host to see what's up.
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  • Profile picture of the author Warrior X
    I'd say give it overnight, and then contact Namecheap as the problem would be on their end.

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