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Sounds like Network Solutions forwarded the old domain to the new domain. It’s all done at a DNS level. To fix the issues, while you may experience some down time, it’s going to fix the drama your having now.

1. Login into Network Solutions and remove the forwarding.
2. Check the old domain is pointing to the old DNS settings.
3. If the old DNS settings are missing, add them.
4. You may have to wait a few hours (or more) before you have access to the old domain.
5. When you have access, login to CPanel and take a back-up on the WP database and the old site.
6. Pull up the .htaccess file from the root directory (normally public_html) and add the following:

redirect 301 / http://www.thenewdomain.com
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[U]Return to Network Solutions[/U]
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[*]Login to the new domain and update the DNS settings to point top to the hosting.
[*]It can take 24 – 48 hours for the new DNS settings to propagate.
[*]Just keep checking every few hours if you have access to the new domain.
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[U]New Host With New Domain[/U]

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[*]When you have access, login into CPanel and create a new Database.
[*]Open the old saved site and locate to wp-config.php and populate this with the new DB data and password, if any of that has changed.
[*]Access the mySQL DB and find the tab IMPORT- click it.
[*]Click the browse button and locate the old site’s DB file – will likely be dbname_ext.sql.gz
[*]The click the GO button (ignore other settings on page).
[*]This will populate the DB on the new domain with the old DB and it’s tables etc etc.
[*]FTP the backed up (old site files) to the new domain (public_html).
[*]The new site should now be displaying the WP site.
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[U]IF you run in domain mix matches[/U]
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[*]Login into CPanel for new domain and go to mySQL
[*]Maybe a drop down or the DB name is in the left hand panel.
[*]Click the DB name in the left hand panel.
[*]This will display all the tables in the left hand panel.
[*]You’ll need to click on each table (left hand panel).
[*]When you see a reference to the OLD domain, use the “Edit” button in the right hand panel for each table entry to change the details. Remember to “click” ok when finished editing each table entry.
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I think that should pretty much cover it.

In future, to save all this drama, simply take a back-up of the old DB and Site. Add a 301 redirect to the old URL, go in and change the DNS entries for the new domain.

Not entirely sure that’s what information you were looking for because it’s a it hard to understand what you meant. But hopefully this covers your question/issue.

NB – If your every doing work for a client/friend and it involves moving domains, always get the login details to access the DNS entries etc etc. This way you know what’s going on. The other way usually ends in a story like this, where your pulling your hair out![CODE]
redirect 301 / http://www.thenewdomain.com
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Return to Network Solutions

1. Login to the new domain and update the DNS settings to point top to the hosting.
2. It can take 24 – 48 hours for the new DNS settings to propagate.
3. Just keep checking every few hours if you have access to the new domain.

New Host With New Domain

1. When you have access, login into CPanel and create a new Database.
2. Open the old saved site and locate to wp-config.php and populate this with the new DB data and password, if any of that has changed.
3. Access the mySQL DB and find the tab IMPORT- click it.
4. Click the browse button and locate the old site’s DB file – will likely be dbname_ext.sql.gz
5. The click the GO button (ignore other settings on page).
6. This will populate the DB on the new domain with the old DB and it’s tables etc etc.
7. FTP the backed up (old site files) to the new domain (public_html).
8. The new site should now be displaying the WP site.

IF you run in domain mix matches

1. Login into CPanel for new domain and go to mySQL
2. Maybe a drop down or the DB name is in the left hand panel.
3. Click the DB name in the left hand panel.
4. This will display all the tables in the left hand panel.
5. You’ll need to click on each table (left hand panel).
6. When you see a reference to the OLD domain, use the “Edit” button in the right hand panel for each table entry to change the details. Remember to “click” ok when finished editing each table entry.

I think that should pretty much cover it.

In future, to save all this drama, simply take a back-up of the old DB and Site. Add a 301 redirect to the old URL, go in and change the DNS entries for the new domain.

Not entirely sure that’s what information you were looking for because it’s a it hard to understand what you meant. But hopefully this covers your question/issue.

NB – If your every doing work for a client/friend and it involves moving domains, always get the login details to access the DNS entries etc etc. This way you know what’s going on. The other way usually ends in a story like this, where your pulling your hair out!