Title: Domain Mapping hell Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Domain Mapping hell * [liquidmocean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liquidmocean/) * (@liquidmocean) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-hell/) * Hi there, Hoping someone can shed some light. A friend and I want to work on a site but have that hosted elsewhere to then be able to use a custom theme that we have already bought. * The current Blog address: [http://digital3dproductions.wordpress.com/](http://digital3dproductions.wordpress.com/) * OK so we have registered with a Web Server who will host the site, we’ve installed the latest WordPress software on their server and now want to domain map the Blog to point to that server so that once propagation is in effect we can then customize with the new Theme. * How do we accomplish this? The DNS Records are allready set to the host server but we can’t seem to find how to map the .wordpress.com domain to those DNS records. * Any help gratefully received. * Cheers, Mark. PS Web Host is [http://machighway.com](http://machighway.com) Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/) * (@alchymyth) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-hell/#post-2241699) * this seems to be a wordpress.**com **related problem – please ask at [http://en.forums.wordpress.com/](http://en.forums.wordpress.com/) * Thread Starter [liquidmocean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liquidmocean/) * (@liquidmocean) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-hell/#post-2241742) * This is NOT a .COM Problem. I’ve been over there and ridiculed to hell and back because of that advice. * I want to host a wordpress Blog on a third party server to use a custom theme. Where is the .Com issue there? I come to .Org as that allows me to use a custom theme. * Now that I have finally found my way to point the domain to where I want it, lo and behold wordpress goes and fudges my password and logging in details. * Now there is the Blog but I can’t access it. I am using the user name and password that I used when I created the blog and now, nada. I have five email addresses and normally use one of five passwords. With Firefox though I can see right there in front of me the protocols I used for this blog, and it won’t recognize the info. * I really am getting P’d off with this whole experience. * Where am I going wrong? * Cheers in advance, Mark. * Thread Starter [liquidmocean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liquidmocean/) * (@liquidmocean) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-hell/#post-2241761) * So what gives with WordPress dumping user names and passwords??? I’ve tried every permutation of any possible user name and password for this and still nothing. * The info that I used to set up the Blog is staring me in the face from my saved Passwords folder in Firefox but it is not accepting them. * This really is a lesson in frustration. Any answers out there? * Cheers, Mark. * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-hell/#post-2241766) * > I want to host a wordpress Blog on a third party server to use a custom theme. > Where is the .Com issue there? * You’ve put in a setup where [http://digital3dproductions.wordpress.com/](http://digital3dproductions.wordpress.com/) get’s redirected to [http://digital3dproductions.com/](http://digital3dproductions.com/) okay, that works. * > I really am getting P’d off with this whole experience. * Relax. Self-hosted WordPress.ORG is work but you’ll get it. * I’ve re-read this thread and what you’ve done yet other than some DNS mapping on WordPress.COM is setup a fresh empty blog. It looks like you’ve installed [http://digital3dproductions.com/](http://digital3dproductions.com/) successfully but munged the password. * If you can’t get into [http://digital3dproductions.com/wp-login.php](http://digital3dproductions.com/wp-login.php) with the password you’ve setup on your installation, then try manually changing your password. * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password](http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password) * Personally, I prefer this method but you need to be careful not to mess up the functions.php file. Make a backup file before you proceed and after you are in, revert that file back. * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password#Through_FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password#Through_FTP) * Or since you’ve got an empty blog with no data, just modify the $table_prefix in your wp-config.php to something else. * `$table_prefix = 'wp_';` * to * `$table_prefix = 'd3d_';` * And re-run the install script. * [http://digital3dproductions.com/wp-admin/install.php](http://digital3dproductions.com/wp-admin/install.php) * With the new table prefix, WordPress will see this as an empty new install and start you over from scratch. * > So what gives with WordPress dumping user names and passwords??? * WordPress doesn’t do that, most likely you’ve either typo’ed your password or something else is going on. * Thread Starter [liquidmocean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liquidmocean/) * (@liquidmocean) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-hell/#post-2241767) * I really appreciate your response but it is alien to me. I am not a programmer or know any code. I understand how to set up the modules in the Theme I use and that’s as far as I go with code. * For the User and Password they are stored in my Firefox keychain and they are not working? * Everything seems to be pointing correctly now but I put in my user name, request a new password and then I get zero email response. I only have three email accounts that I can use and no comms from wordpress at all regarding password reset. * Cheers, Mark. * Thread Starter [liquidmocean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liquidmocean/) * (@liquidmocean) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-hell/#post-2241768) * P.S I can’t log into the site as Admin to be able to change that Password manually as per your suggestion…. * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-hell/#post-2241775) * > I really appreciate your response but it is alien to me. * Not a problem, you’ll become an expert in no time! 😀 * > Everything seems to be pointing correctly now but I put in my user name, request > a new password and then I get zero email response. * For that I suggest you contact your web hosting. WordPress uses the server’s SMTP (more alien code, I know) but it sounds like your hosting account is not set up for mail delivery. Or it maybe setup incorrectly; ask your hosting provider. * When your installation was created, the WordPress files were copied to your web host. That could have been done via a control panel (web GUI) or done for you. When the install script was run, your `wp-config.php` file was created. * In order to modify that file, or modify the `wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/functions. php` file (to reset your password) you’ll need to get access to your file system. * Just as with the mail delivery, it might be easier to show the links above to your hosting provider. Once you get your password reset, you should be good to go for now. * > For the User and Password they are stored in my Firefox keychain and they are > not working? * The two passwords don’t match. Not sure how that happened, but here you are. Once your password is successfully changed, update Firefox’s copy. * Thread Starter [liquidmocean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liquidmocean/) * (@liquidmocean) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-hell/#post-2241782) * From Pillar to Post, I have been advised by the web hosts that this is a WordPress issue?? I fail to see that as they are hosting the site now. * Still no luck. Am thinking to create another Blog and start from scratch with a different host. It’s a shame seeing as I have already also paid for the redirecting fee on this one. * I have vivid memories of 1, 2, 3 not being this tasking… * Cheers, Mark. * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-mapping-hell/#post-2241785) * It is a WordPress issue in the sense that the password needs to be changed in WordPress on that web host. * Someone who has file access (you or your your web host, they do have access to the server files at least…) should be able to access to the files and make either the `functions.php` file modification or the `wp-config.php` modification. * Or if you have file access via FTP you can download one of those files, make the modification, and then re-upload over the server copy. Either way, until you reset your WordPress password, you won’t be able to use that install on that web host. 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