Fixing a Broken WordPress Installation
Here's the Lowdown: If you do something that changes the URL of your WordPress® site, you need to update the database with the new URL for your site to work properly.
Have you:
- Changed the domain on the hosting account on which WordPress was installed?
- Moved the WordPress installation directory?
In both of these cases you need to fix your installation by updating the WordPress database to point the new location of your WordPress installation.
TIP: If you are thinking about moving your WordPress installation, but haven't done it yet, you should do it the correct way. For information, see Changing the Site URL in WordPress' codex.
To Fix Your WordPress Installation
NOTE: Before following this procedure, we recommend backing up your database. For more information, see Backing Up and Restoring MySQL or MSSQL Databases.
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Web Hosting.
- Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Launch.
- In the Databases section of the Hosting Control Center, click MySQL.
- Next to your WordPress database, click Manage via phpMyAdmin.
- Enter the database's username and password, and then click Go.
- Click the top menu on the left-hand side, for example:
blo11381542067. - Click wp_options.
- Go to the Browse tab.
- In row containing the value
siteurl, click Edit. - In the option_value field, delete your old URL, enter your new URL, and then click Go.
- Go to the next page.
- In row containing the value
home, click Edit. - In the option_value field, delete your old URL, enter your new URL, and then click Go.
After clicking Go, the database updates. Your site should resolve normally.
If you installed WordPress with Go Daddy Hosting Connection, the links in Hosting Connection still point to your old installation. As long as you update the links in the database, however, you can continue to upgrade your WordPress installation through Go Daddy Hosting Connection.