changing domain name - but - it remembers the old domain name details

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unclespencer Reply #1, 18 years, 11 months ago

i’ve copied a MODx instalation to a new domain name

while the MANAGER work the FRONT-END of the website is using the OLD DOMAIN NAME

I’ve changed the settings in the DATABASE and in the /MANAGER/INCLUDES/CONFIG.INI.PHP file ... but the site still puts the old domain name into the menu links?

Any ideas?

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sottwell Reply #2, 18 years, 11 months ago

Have you cleared the cache? I’ve forgotten to clear it before moving a site before, and the old cached pages are still in the cache and get served.

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unclespencer Reply #3, 18 years, 11 months ago

I "refereshed" the site ... didn’t make any difference?

What is stranger is if i type in the link say

xxx.com/index.php?id=27
xxx.com/index.php?id=123

the typed in links work ... but the links created on the page dynamically don’t?

Any other suggestions huh

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BobRay Reply #4, 18 years, 11 months ago

Two thoughts:

1. See if you have a rewrite rule in .htaccess

2. Check the settings in the manager under Tools | configuration.

Hope this helps,

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dev_cw Reply #5, 18 years, 11 months ago

I "refereshed" the site ... didn’t make any difference?

Try the modx cache. In the manager under the site tab the option ’clear cache’. The browser refresh would not have any effect on the site cache.

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unclespencer Reply #6, 18 years, 11 months ago

Was runing old version of MODx and "refresh" was the "clear cache" option .. have just upgraded to the latest version and have the same problem. I did pop the following into config.inc.php

$base_url	='http://www.xxx.com/';
$base_path	='d:/domains/xxx.com/wwwroot/';
$site_url	='http://www.xxx.com/';

if (!defined('MODX_BASE_PATH')) 	define('MODX_BASE_PATH', 	$base_path);
if (!defined('MODX_BASE_URL')) 		define('MODX_BASE_URL', 	$base_url);
if (!defined('MODX_SITE_URL')) 		define('MODX_SITE_URL', 	$site_url);
if (!defined('MODX_MANAGER_PATH')) 	define('MODX_MANAGER_PATH', $base_path.'manager/');
if (!defined('MODX_MANAGER_URL')) 	define('MODX_MANAGER_URL', 	$site_url.'manager/');

not it still thinks it’s on the old domain?

seem to be getting closer though ... not sure if it helps but i’ve got TEMPLATE VARIABLE issues as well...

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nightsignals Reply #7, 18 years, 11 months ago

I would search for the old domain through the dump of your mysql database with a text editor.

René

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BobRay Reply #8, 18 years, 11 months ago

Quote from: nightsignals at Nov 07, 2007, 05:28 PM

I would search for the old domain through the dump of your mysql database with a text editor.

Excellent idea.

I had a similar problem a while back but can’t remember how I fixed it. I think it might have been a rewrite rule in an .htaccess file in a directory above the site directory.

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