Stupid mistake when moving to a new server...

[arjena]

I just moved to a new VPS. My old VPS was running on a very old Debian version and it was easier to move to a new server than to try and update the old server. But I made a stupid mistake... The new server is running Debian 12, where PHP7 is no longer an (standard) option. So after moving all my domains to the new server I was greeted with the dreaded 'internal server error 500' when I went to the domain of my shop. Of course i should have migrated to PS8 before the move, but it is too late for that now... I believe it is possible to compile PHP7 under Debian 12, but I that would break other things and in general seems too much hassle. 
My old server however is still accessible so I thought I might try to upgrade PS there and then move the whole thing to the new server. 

That appears to be a problem though... Of course, somewhere in the database there is a shop url so when I open the site on my old server it immediately opens the site on the new server. The old server is now accessible 'through ip_number/~username'. But when I change the url entry in the database to that I get a redirection error. So I guess there is something else I have to change, but what?

I could also download everything from the old server and try to figure it out on a local server (I have a `Debian 11 server' running at home), but an 'admin backup' from DirectAdmin does not seem to include the database so I'm lost here...

Edited November 9, 2023 by arjena (see edit history)

[JBW]

8 hours ago, arjena said:

So I guess there is something else I have to change, but what?

Delete/Rename .htacess and recreate it afterward. Clear cache, too

[arjena]

I changed browser and now I have access. Even though I cleared the caches in the other browser. So I managed to update the shop on the old server. Of course it looks like @#$! because the theme I used is not supported in PS8. But at least I now have a shop I can work on and transfer to my new server later on.