Directing a new domain to a site the following components be configured: The DNS records for your domain are configured with the IP address of your hosting provider. A records are the critical records and are usually used in combination with CNAME records. Your hosting provider’s documentation the correct IP addresses to use, and your … Read more
I assume from your not-clear question that you have created a new site, and that you would like your domain name to use the new site. It is not clear if you changed hosts, or installed the new site in a new folder on your existing hosting place. If you changed hosts, then you will … Read more
Clear all rewrite_rules in the wp_options table in your database then open your local website in an incognito browser or clear your browser cache.
Redirecting Primary domain to a WordPress Installation in the Subdirectory without changing URL
Typically this is a really bad idea ( Google hates duplicate content). If you need to do this you can edit your servers host file, but in reality unless you have a specific reason you should be using a 301 re-direct.
I suppose it’s possible to create a script or plugin that would monitor the WP settings URLs in Dashboard >> Settings >> General and do a global change when needed, but such a script would be complex ad fraught with issues when handling the different img and a href links in post/page content, as well … Read more
The first and most important thing to know is that your SSL certificate is tied to a SPECIFIC Domain Name. Using a CNAME to create an alias from another Domain Name WILL route your traffic to the other URL BUT unless you have also purchased an SSL Certificate for the other site & setup an … Read more
Let’s assume you’ve installed WordPress as described here, directly in a folders named 816 under your xampp/htdocs/, and this, without any alterations (modifying settings or any configurations to neither your xampp nor WordPress installation); having defined the nameservers of your domain name (here, example.com) to point to your IP, let’s say: 192.182.230.1, The following apply … Read more
Try Yourls. I hadn’t used it myself but feedback I seen is very positive and it is project by very known developers (Lester Chan and Ozh).
It depends on your needs and what your hosting situation is. You could download the db (and files) to create a local copy of the old site. If you’re just keeping the old site for data, info, and other miscellaneous meta, this would be the best option (IMO). Download the db, download the site’s files, … Read more