there is a file called wp-config.h in wordpress files mostly located in the source parent there you can see the database name , username and password. that file also may contain the site url. This way you may be able to identify the database from the original site. If you do not have wordpress in your new server you may be able to install it using cpanel application.. software engineer department of computer science Rajagiri school of engineering and technology. >________________________________ >From: Rod Lindgren <rod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: 'Lester Caine' <lester@xxxxxxxxxxx>; php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Monday, 10 October 2011 1:37 PM >Subject: RE: Need help Wth PHP > >I was able to install Wordpress, but how do I identify the database from the >original site? Do I need to change some settings in it somewhere with the >authorizations from the new install on the new server? Right now, if you go >to the website, a generic page created by the install comes up. I seem to >have lost the original page. > >Thanks, >Rod > >-----Original Message----- >From: Lester Caine [mailto:lester@xxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 11:31 PM >To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: Need help Wth PHP > >Rod Lindgren wrote: >> Thanks for the link. I am now wondering if Wordpress is available on my >> server. >If it's not, you can add it yourself in much the same way you uploaded the >'profile' for the wordpress site ... http://wordpress.org/download/ >Essentially it is just another PHP application, but you do need the database > >that goes with the original site. > >-- >Lester Caine - G8HFL >----------------------------- >Contact - http://lsces.co.uk/wiki/?page=contact >L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk >EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ >Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk// >Firebird - http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >----- >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 10.0.1410 / Virus Database: 1520/3943 - Release Date: 10/07/11 >----- >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 10.0.1410 / Virus Database: 1520/3943 - Release Date: 10/07/11 >----- >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 10.0.1410 / Virus Database: 1520/3943 - Release Date: 10/07/11 > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > >