DNS problem when moving Wordpress

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Hi there,

I am moving an existing Wordpress site to a new host, but keeping the same URL.

The DNS is still currently pointing to the old host, while I get the new host set up.

When I install Wordpress on the new domain, it will not load. The host provided a 'temp' address to access your site before the DNS is set, but it still won't load Wordpress properly, and I can't get past the wp-login. It simply doesn't load anything.

My suspicions are that Wordpress is trying to load itself from the intended domain, but because the DNS is not set yet, it can't.


Does anyone know how I can test and access the site before switching DNS?

Thanks
#website design #dns #moving #problem #wordpress
  • Your suspicion is correct.

    You can't. (if it's a simple host move... there is nothing to be "tested")
  • It can be tested on the new temp address, however, there are lots of referencing modification to get it linked up. I will not suggest you to try it.

    As long as the folder structure remain the same in the new hosting. It should be working fine on the migration.
  • Providing you've kept the same site structure and links it will work
  • You can test everything with the temp address but you need to know exactly what you are doing because you need to modify some things.
    Anyway if the website is working ok on the current host then it should also work properly on the new host.
  • If you are using cpanel you can access it via IPaddress/~username/

    If not, then you should ask your host for it, most hosts allow you test your website through some or the other way before changing the DNS.
  • If you are on cpanel you go to myPHPadmin and go to the wordpress database and select wp-options then there are 2 fields you have to edit. under wp-options

    1.siteurl
    2.home

    so as stated by scwarzes you can do it IPaddress/~username/
    depending on what kind of hosting you have . you can also change the ip of the site so you dont have to do 192.168.0.1/~user/

    i assume you dont have whm access or can change your ip

    so an example would be.

    1. under site url h..ttp://22.22.22.22/~slop (cant remember if training slash is required or not)
    2 under home h..ttp://22.22.22.22/~slop


    also advanced users and user .htaccess and mod rewrite
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