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Installing Perch on Live server - Login Error
I installed Perch on Live Server after implementing on test server.
I'm not sure about the login username and password I entered, I got confused.
And now I cannot login, because I have the following error "Sorry, those details are incorrect. Please try again."
What can I do?
If you want to reinstall, drop the database tables that Perch has created and run setup again.
Normally if you've already build your site in a test environment then you wouldn't install on the live server. Instead just transfer the site you've already built.
https://solutions.grabaperch.com/development/how-do-i-move-a-perch-site
Another potential issue we've experience in the past is that if you're forwarding a site via CNAME or potentially an A record, you'll need to set the licence to the domain the site is actually hosted on.
I transferred the perch folders to the live server folders and the database is the same as I was testing on a subdomain of the live server. The live server is working well with the perch files but I cannot log with my username to change anything.
There is a link to reset your password, use that to reset your password and log in.
OK I made a backup of the database, then I deleted it, recreated the database and the user. Then I reinstalled Perch and now I can login again.
I had to restore the database to have my data back. But the user was still the same as the test environment, so I changed it in the database and now it works.
Thanks for your help