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SMF Support => SMF 2.0.x Support => Topic started by: a454nova on November 16, 2008, 03:32:19 AM

Title: Settings - Address Change
Post by: a454nova on November 16, 2008, 03:32:19 AM
OK. Here is what I did, dont make fun of me.   ;D

I use godaddy and used a email that i never check. Needless to say my domain expiered and they wanted $90 to pull it out of redemption. I said f that and got a new domain. Well, the forum is setup with the old address and I need to make a little address change.

Where do i do that? Please and Thank-yous!

Nova
Title: Re: Settings - Address Change
Post by: Marcus Forsberg on November 16, 2008, 03:36:11 AM
Admin > Configuration > Server Settings > Core Configuration > Forum URL
:)
Title: Re: Settings - Address Change
Post by: a454nova on November 16, 2008, 03:43:26 AM
I have no access to the forum. I need a back door to edit the address. When I go to the forum and login it errors because its stuck on the old domain.   :(
Title: Re: Settings - Address Change
Post by: Kermit on November 16, 2008, 03:46:03 AM
Maybe you have access to your ftp How do I use FTP? / What is FTP? (http://docs.simplemachines.org/index.php?topic=480.msg689#msg689)

and you can change it via repair_settings.php     
What is repair_settings.php?  (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=18096.0)

Title: Re: Settings - Address Change
Post by: Marcus Forsberg on November 16, 2008, 03:53:43 AM
Or, you could simply use FTP, and open Settings.php.
In there, you'll see $boardurl = ' OLD DOMAIN';
Change it to $boardurl = ' NEW DOMAIN';

You can basically change all of the most important settings from there when you're in a emergency.
Title: Re: Settings - Address Change
Post by: a454nova on November 16, 2008, 01:14:34 PM
Ok, this just got bad. That's what I did and it still loads my old. When I go to sign in it directs using the old domain. All settings are changed. I thought that was where I change it.
Title: Re: Settings - Address Change
Post by: a454nova on November 16, 2008, 02:30:19 PM
OK... hear was the problem. FYI about godaddy.

I switch the domain on my host account. When you do that, they copy everything over to a new account. Everything I had was pointing to the new account and I was accessing the old. Everything I was changing never really changed. Be aware that if you make big changes like that.... I will take a while, 6 to 72 hours to change.

Thanks for all the help!

Nova