test forum in sub domain problem

[Simon]

Hello all,

I have done a copy of my live sites files and set them up in a sub domain on a different server.

Changed dns of subdomain to point to new server.

I then dumped a copy of database on live site, imported it to a new database on new server.

Changed config.php on test server.

The problem is everytime I try to access the test forums on test.mydomain.com/community it loads my live site at mydomain.com/community

I have even tried to delete the .htacces file on test server and it still diverts to live site.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[Lycaon]

If you copied the database over it probably still contains the board url settings of the main site.

 

[Simon]

I was able to get into the new test site from admin.php and removed the board url

I disabled the use Full Friendly URLs option in admin cp and all works fine

I then turn the Full Friendly URLs back on and it diverts again to live site.

Any ideas?

 

[Jake Bunce]

The problem is everytime I try to access the test forums on test.mydomain.com/community it loads my live site at mydomain.com/community

Does it redirect? Or does it load your live site while still showing the 'test' URL?

 

[Simon]

It redirect to live site. Very strange

 

[Jake Bunce]

It redirect to live site. Very strange

It could be something in a .htaccess file. Try temporarily removing or renaming any .htaccess files to see if that fixes the problem.