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WP Blog Transfer Issues

by Heidi White
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I've transferred (or tried) to transfer a Wordpress blog from one hosting account to another.

I've uploaded the database files and the following directories:

wp-content
wp-admin
wp-include
index.php

the home page looks good, but none of the inner pages work - including each individual blog post

REMOVED- problem solved - if you've got any ideas....

currently on hold with hostgator support... but they are hit and miss with correct answers sometimes...

Thanks!
Heidi
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  • Profile picture of the author crushthenet
    Is it the same domain or a different one? Have you taken a look at your .htaccess file or your permalink settings?
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    • Profile picture of the author Heidi White
      thanks crushthenet - in a word, no to htaccess or permalink

      the hostgator guy (#3 in 2 days) suggested that i did things wrong by

      a) using fantastico to install the latest version of WP, even though my old site was something older and wp was installed manually
      b) he then proceeded to delete my fantastico installation
      c) he wants me to go back to the old cpanel and download the ENTIRE directory structure and then upload to new cpanel using ftp. (but not wp-config.php)
      d) then he wants me to import my database backup files
      e) then restore the database backup files in my sql
      f) then edit the wp-config.php file to show my new user/password for the new cpanel

      after that, if all goes well, then i can update to newest version of wp (if i want to....)

      does that sound like a plan?
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  • Profile picture of the author crushthenet
    Sounds like a decent plan to me.

    Hopefully they get it all sorted out for you.

    If you're still having trouble later let me know and I'll do what I can.
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  • Profile picture of the author blogginvixen
    I think you've already found your answer, but I just wanted to chime in and say that the two most important files/folders needed when transferring a WordPress website is the SQL file and your "wp-content" folder. Everything else isn't needed.
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    • Profile picture of the author Heidi White
      Yeah - it's fixed now.

      Thanks!

      deleting my site link above to keep my traffic info true.
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