Sometimes when moving a Joomla, WordPress or other website to a different directory or different server you’ll need to change the absolute path for the site to work. In joomla this requires editing the configuration.php file, in WordPress this sometimes requires editing the database or ensuring that you update the settings before moving your files/database over to the new directory/server.

How do I find out what the absolute path is?

The easiest way is to create a file named pathinfo.php and paste only the following code into that file:

<?php
   $path = getcwd();
   echo "Your Absoluthe Path is: ";
   echo $path;
?>

Now, upload pathinfo.php into the root directory of your website and view it in your internet browser ( example: http://www.mysite.com/pathinfo.php )

This will display your absolute path.

Here’s a helpful hint regarding removing blank lines from an html file using dreamweaver, should you ever want to do that without having to manually delete the lines…

1. Click CTRL + F
2. Select “Current document” in “Find in” (You can also select the folder if you have multiple files)
3. Search in “Source code”
4. Tick “Use regular expression”
5. Type “[\r\n]{2,}” (without quotes) in “Find”
6. Type “\n” (without quotes) in “Replace”
7. Press “Replace All”

That’s it. Have fun.