Problem after wordpress transfer

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    Dear Experts!

    I recently transferred my wordpress website from one server to another . I first took backup using cpanel's full backup utility and then I restored it on other server. After this transfer my website stopped working. Is there anything else to do or just a restore at other server is enough? Waiting for your fruitful replies.

    Regards
     
    sahirfarid, Oct 27, 2012 IP
  2. Devtard

    Devtard Notable Member

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    What does "stopped working" mean? What error messages are you getting?

    Did you change old domain URLs in your MySQL DB to new ones?
     
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  3. sahirfarid

    sahirfarid Active Member

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    Oops, I didn't do that. What should I do now? And the issue is that website is not loading.
     
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    sahirfarid Active Member

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    I am receiving the following error.

    "Error establishing a database connection"
     
    sahirfarid, Oct 28, 2012 IP
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    Devtard Notable Member

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    Edit your file wp-config.php and change old login information.
     
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    I already did it.. Is it also necessary to change the password in wp-config?
     
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    Well, if your new DB password is different, yes.
     
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    sahirfarid Active Member

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    This error now..

    We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and password is okay) but not able to select the database.

    Getting near..
     
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    sahirfarid Active Member

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    I did it.. :) @Devtard, it was you who helped me.. Thank you so much..
     
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    Glad to hear it. :)
     
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    I don't think using cpanel backup & restore is a good idea. Why don't you use some plugin like duplicator or something. It is easy to move wordpress website using them.
     
    xFire, Oct 31, 2012 IP