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Problems after moving to a new server
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Stefano Prete
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May 7, 2012 - 8:38 am

I did upload it via FTP and it still doesn't work.

As soon as I activate it, the admin dashboard becomes a mess!

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FidoSysop
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May 7, 2012 - 1:49 pm

What method did you use when migrating to your new host?

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Stefano Prete
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May 7, 2012 - 5:15 pm

Fido, I have just transferred the whole site and database, modified the file wp-config and that's it.

I have done that many times and never had a problem. Even now, everything is working BUT the forum...cry

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Mr Papa
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May 7, 2012 - 10:20 pm

what did you change in the wp config?  same os, php, apache, etc?  I move between servers/domains all the time with test stuff...

if you wanted to pm us a temp wp account with wp/sp admin we could take a look and see if anything jumps out...

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Stefano Prete
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May 8, 2012 - 4:49 am

You got mail! wink

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Mr Papa
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May 8, 2012 - 8:21 am

okay, thanks...  about to head off to work and Andy is on vacation, so will be tonight at the earliest before I can look...

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Mr Papa
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May 8, 2012 - 10:32 pm

your site is throwing many, many errors... most caused by a minify plugin (bwp minify)... those things are more trouble than they are worth... all of our forum stuff is already minimized anyways...   now this is mostly in the front end, but passing along...  it is also minimizing wp js/qjuery scripts in the admin which could be part of the problem too...

in the admin, I am getting a lot of strange file not found errors...

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.xxxxxx.com/wp-inclu.....r=20111117"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.xxxxxx.com/wp-inclu.....d=20111130"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.xxxxxx.com/wp-inclu.....mation.gif"

These are all standard wp files which leads me to wonder about the integrity of the wp install...

you are also running w3 total cache... have you told it to ignore the wp page the forum appears on for ALL caching types you are using?  you cannot cache the forum page because each page is dynamically generated (with its own internal caching) and output on a single wp page... so caching that wp page will cause the forum to not display properly...

as soon as I enable simple press, I am flooded with a dozens of wp js and jquery errors...  mostly more 404 errors...  just a sample

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....r=20111209"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....r=20111117"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....ver=1.8.16"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....ver=1.8.16"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....?ver=1.7.1"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....ver=1.8.16"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....r=20111130"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....ver=1.8.16"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....ver=1.8.16"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....r=20090102"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....=2.0-4561m"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....1-20111117"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....ver=1.8.16"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....ver=1.8.16"

"NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://www.******.com/wp-inclu.....ver=1.8.16"

additionally, other plugins such as sidebar login, tippy and others are throwing errors too...

so at this point, afraid not much clue as to why all those standard wp files cannot be found on your site...  have you tried disabling all other plugins and seeing if persists?

can you check the permissions on the simple press directory files and dirs?

perhaps check your server error log or consult with your host as to why those errors are thrown?  does the server run mod_security?

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Stefano Prete
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May 9, 2012 - 5:34 am

Thank you so much for looking at it.

I have no idea where all those errors come from and I checked everything I was able to think about.

So I backed up the database and I am removing the whole site. I will try with a new installation and see how it goes. If everything is OK, I will import in the database the tables I need and see how it goes.

Thank you so much once again.

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FidoSysop
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May 9, 2012 - 7:05 am

What hosting company are you using? The reason i ask is standard Linux hosting is far from standard.

Some hosts run Mod Security and have to white list some scripts in order for them to work. I used a host like that once, and every time i installed a car dealers script the host had to white list it. You might want to see if your error logs have any mod security lines in them.

And it wouldn't hurt to contact your hosts support dept either.

Also do you have a WordPress statement in your .htaccess file? Assuming you are running wp from your http home directory.

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

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Mr Papa
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May 9, 2012 - 8:07 am

Stefano, yes it was very strange. which db tables are you importing?  sp was showing as being a fresh install when I looked last night...  do the wp db prefixes match?

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