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2 WordPress saves the URL to use to access it in its configuration.
3 If you move the directory you installed WordPress into or start
5 [short URL](http://scripts.mit.edu/faq/14/do-cnames-work-with-the-script-service "like MY_GROUP.mit.edu")
6 without first updating that URL, you may accidentally lock yourself
7 out of the WordPress admin interface.
9 To update the stored URL:
11 1. Wait until you’re ready to start using the new URL. In
12 particular, if you’re requesting a new hostname (like
13 MY\_GROUP.mit.edu), wait until the Scripts team contacts you to
14 tell you that the new hostname is working, and confirm that
15 http://MY\_GROUP.mit.edu/ works. If you don’t wait, you will lock
16 yourself out of the WordPress admin interface.
17 2. Log into the WordPress admin interface using the old URL
18 3. Select the “Settings” link in the sidebar
19 4. Make “Blog address (URL)” blank and change “WordPress address
20 (URL)” to the address you want to be able to access it at.
21 5. You may get a “404 Not Found” message when you save the
22 changes. This is likely not a problem, and you should see if
23 finishing the move fixes it.
24 6. Once you move the PHP scripts in AFS or your new hostname gets
25 activated, you should be able to use the new URL