Title: Changing URL Problem
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Changing URL Problem

 *  Resolved [iandsmith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iandsmith/)
 * (@iandsmith)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-url-problem/)
 * Hello, Changing my URL from [http://www.tonyblairthewildernessyears.co.uk/wordpress](http://www.tonyblairthewildernessyears.co.uk/wordpress)
   to [http://www.holditupforridicule.com](http://www.holditupforridicule.com) has
   gone wrong. I have the new domain set up, and I followed the principle of the
   Changing URL thread below:
 * 1. admin > Options > General: change the 2 URI values to
    http:// www .oyehoy.
   com/blog (without spaces) Save options. (You will get a 404 but don’t worry) 
   2. vith your FTP program create the folder called “blog” 3. Move all your WP 
   files into the new “blog” folder
 * But my FTP program Terrapin crashed after I moved the three WordPress directories
   and before I could move the files in WordPress. When I started Terrapin again,
   all directories were in their original place, except it says ‘directory not found’
   for the wp-admin directory. I can’t copy the files again, because it says ‘Server
   Problem’, and I have to kill the job. I can’t reopen install.php even though 
   I can see that the file is there. So, at the moment, I’m stuck. Any ideas how
   to complete the file copying as that seems to be my only hope?

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 *  Thread Starter [iandsmith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iandsmith/)
 * (@iandsmith)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-url-problem/#post-542332)
 * Well, that’s it. Deep despair. As far as I can tell, I lost my blog. Terrapin
   completely screwed the file copying. I’ve been using it for five years and I 
   never had any trouble moving files.
 *  Thread Starter [iandsmith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iandsmith/)
 * (@iandsmith)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-url-problem/#post-542334)
 * If I reinstall wp-admin and the root WordPress files from my hard disc, would
   that reinstate my past blogs, or have I lost them? Would it be just a new blank
   installation?
 *  Thread Starter [iandsmith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iandsmith/)
 * (@iandsmith)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-url-problem/#post-542337)
 * No doubt where the recent Terrapin problems come from. This is from Terrapin’s
   site:
 * Latest: A recent Microsoft Windows update may prevent Terrapin FTP from running.
 * If you experience problems with Terrapin FTP freezing on startup then it is most
   likely due to this Microsoft update. The update in question is KB908531 which
   is documented in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-015. Microsoft have released
   a fix for this problem that requires you to edit the Windows registry. The fix
   can be found in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 918165. Another solution would
   be to uninstall KB908531 through Control Panel / Add Remove Programs
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-url-problem/#post-542339)
 * there are other ftp clients.
 * your posts are stored in a database.
 * so ….
 *  Thread Starter [iandsmith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iandsmith/)
 * (@iandsmith)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-url-problem/#post-542354)
 * It’s resolved. I sacked Terrapin as I could no longer trust it to tell me what
   was on the server, never mind reinstall wp-admin. I downloaded the excellent 
   FileZilla, and everything is now as I intended.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [iandsmith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iandsmith/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-url-problem/#post-542354)
 * Status: resolved

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