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Setting up Wordpress site from scratch

Dear Experts,

I have inherited a virtual server running Devian Linux 7 and with Webmin v. 1.630. It is used as an on-prem Wordpress server.
Today, the website which this server hosts broke, and even though I can log into PHP Myadmin page and see all of the database, I am not able to log into /wp-admin page.
I think Wordpress environment is broken. We can spin up another VM and set it up exactly the same and hope to transfer the database from the exports I made.
My issue is, I have never done this myself, what is the correct way to set up a local Wordpress server and migrate the database from another site?
Please advise.

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Robert Granlund

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yballan

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Dear Robert, thank you for a quick response, I am able to FTP, but cannot seem to find plugin folders.
I also neglected to document that this server is running Turnkey and Webmin. I am not sure how these layers are working together.

Robert Granlund

root > wp-content > plugins

yballan

ASKER

Thank you Robert, that is where I was looking but I cannot find it. Please see attached.
root.jpg

David Favor

You said, "Today, the website which this server hosts broke"...

Websites never... just randomly break...

Before you get to far into this + potentially destroy some data... mention what actions occurred, which broke the site.

Tip: Simple fix will just be to restore a backup.

yballan

ASKER

Wait, I found it under var/ and it is giving me the login. Thank you!!!!

yballan

ASKER

Thank you, David. But I am not aware of any actions.
Robert, simply renaming plug-in page made the website work again. Thank you!