Title: Problems with re-installing wordpress Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Problems with re-installing wordpress * Resolved [llyfre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/llyfre/) * (@llyfre) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-re-installing-wordpress/) * Hello, * I attempted to move a wordpress site to a different URL than the one I created it on and I inadvertently scrambled up the directories and need help sorting things out. * In fact, I have become resigned to just wiping everything clean and starting all over, however this is not so easy as just deleting the databases from their two respective servers and re-installing them, Alas. (Why? I do not know, though my efforts failed.) * Without too much backstory, let me just present the facts of the matter in order that I can receive a nuts and bolts strategy to correct the problem: * On each of the two wordpress sites –each with their own discreet username and password– I have set the the _WordPress address (URL)_ and the_ Site address ( URL)_ to point to each other. By that I mean, the old site points to the new one and the new one points to the old one. Can you say endless loop? * I’m sure the burning question you have is how I could possibly manage to have gotten into such a predicament, and I promise to reveal all once I have received a corrective to my problem (I promise). * Meanwhile, my question is, how can I: A. go into the backend and access the hmtl/php to change where the two URL’s point (without having to confront the front end of WP which I am locked out of) B. Completely delete the two databases so I can start over fresh C. Correct the situation in some unforeseen manner which I leave open to you to suggest. * It goes without saying that I am anxious to correct this as the site has been down for a few days. With that said, I am at your mercy and therefore will be as patient as is necessary to correct things. * Thanks in advance! Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-re-installing-wordpress/#post-3656267) * You can change the URL settings back in a number of ways without admin access– the functions file method is easiest IMHO – * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL) * You might also want to review: * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress) * If you still want to delete everything, ask your hosts for help with the database issue. * Thread Starter [llyfre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/llyfre/) * (@llyfre) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-re-installing-wordpress/#post-3656280) * Brilliant! Thanks so much. I went ahead and changed the functions file for the first domain and it worked like a charm. * Now I am going to try and delete the second database manually and go the the process of trying to export the site from the first domain to the second. * Your speedy reply made my day –Cheers! * Thread Starter [llyfre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/llyfre/) * (@llyfre) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-re-installing-wordpress/#post-3656352) * Hello again, * I have successfully transferred the database from my old domain to my new domain and imported the xml file that was generated from the first domain upon exporting it. * Now all of the content from the old domain appears at the new url and I have no troubles accessing the dashboard at the new domain. * The weird thing is though, while all of the pages appear to be populated with the content from the old domain when visiting the new url, the pages that I can access through the dashboard of the new domain appear totally unpopulated. * This would seem to be an indicator that the new url is pointing back to the old domain and what I am seeing is not on the new domain at all, but only coming through from the old domain. * I successfully imported the xml from the old domain but am confused at how I can be assured that what I am looking at on the new domain is actually on the new domain and not pointing to the old domain. * Thanks! * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-re-installing-wordpress/#post-3656353) * What are the nameserver settings set to? Or post the URL’s in question? Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) The topic ‘Problems with re-installing wordpress’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/) * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/) * [re-install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/re-install/) * [url](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/url/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 4 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * Last activity: [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-re-installing-wordpress/#post-3656353) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics