ModX Revo: Update sites base URL?

Question

I developed a site for a client before a domain name was chosen. As a result, the URLs for the site pages look like:

http://host.mynost.net/~tempname/index.php?id=8

A domain name has now been purchased but if I click on any Wayfinder links it still uses the old path as above instead of, say:

http://domainname.com/index.php?id=8

I assume this is configured in the config.inc.php file, but I am unsure of what to change.

Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 22 '13 at 05:19

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You need to change $modx_base_url= '/' in /core/config/config.inc.php and if that is not enough - manually clean /core/cache/ folder.

answered Feb 22 '13 at 05:19

Vasis

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Check out all other paths in `config.inc.php`. You changed the location of modx installation? – Vasis Feb 27 '13 at 06:31

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 15 '17 at 00:36

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Four years later, I've dealt with the same thing for a few months, and was incredibly frustrated.

An updated answer to this issue would be navigating to Settings (icon) > Context, then choosing Key > web (right click) > Update Context > Context Settings.

Change http_host (ex. localhost) and site_url (ex. http://localhost/).

Now, from the top menu Manage > Clear Cache as well as Manage > Clear Cache > Refresh URIs.

It was like finding a pot of gold.

answered Jul 15 '17 at 00:36

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omg please let me hug you ... this was the solution <3 in german: Eigenschaften -> Kontexte -> Site URL -> Rechtsklick -> Einstellungen bearbeiten -> unten bei Wert von http zu https – Noel Schenk Nov 15 '18 at 15:58

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 22 '18 at 14:20

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I have a web on some super-old Modx version which I needed to temporarily set up for viewing, and I ran into this issue.

The way I changed the base URL is in the database:
table: modx_context_setting
key: site_url

answered Jan 22 '18 at 14:20

GTCrais

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 22 '13 at 15:38

This outlines how to move modx to a new location ~ which is essentially what you have done.

http://rtfm.modx.com/display/revolution20/Moving+Your+Site+to+a+New+Server

genereally you can get away with updating the config.inc.php & clearing the cache, but it's a good idea to go through the system setting table in the db looking for old paths, some packages do store path info in there.

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