Wrong domain entered - how can it get corrected?

August 16, 2013 1.7k views
ensign.yc1989
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Hi I have mistakenly added .ok instead of .uk for my domain in Wordpress Dashboard --> Settings against URL and URI fields. Would anyone know how I can correct the domain by editing an OS file? I'm on Ubuntu. Thanks.
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ensign.yc1989 August 16, 2013
i have tried http://
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pablo August 16, 2013
There are two ways to go about it, depending on your comfort level w/the command line. The easier – but longer, and, arguably, less secure – way is by installing phpMyAdmin (see How to Install and Secure phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 12.04) and editing two table entries in MySQL: (i) siteurl and (ii) home.

On the other hand, you can read about 'the faster' way, here: Changing The Site URL | WordPress Codex.
How To Install and Secure phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 12.04
by Etel Sverdlov
This tutorial covers installing phpMyAdmin on a LAMP stack. Additionally it includes the steps on how to secure it with the .htaccess file. phpMyAdmin is an free web software to work with MySQL on the web—it provides a convenient visual front end to the MySQL capabilities.
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kamaln7 MOD August 16, 2013
Edit wp-config.php and add these two lines at the very bottom of the file: 

define('WP_HOME','http://example.com');

define('WP_SITEURL','http://example.com');


(replace example.com with your domain)
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