I'm trying to create a new site, which is identical in functionality and very similar in design to a separate drupal site (which works very well). Only the content will be different. They will share code, but will use a different database. SO, I decided, why not just backup the old site's MySQL database and restore it in a new MySQL database, delete the old content, keep user information, and keep going.
So I created a new empty database, gave it the same user privileges as the old database, and restored the old database onto the new database. Then I created a corresponding settings.php file in the SITES\www.mynewsite.com folder, which points to the new database and the new website and (success!!) there was my new site, it seemed to work perfectly. Content was there, interface was good, home page modules worked fine. Too good to be true of course (isn't it always).
HOWEVER, when I tried to login in the new site with my old site's username/password, I get an HTTP 404 error, when I click on the LOGIN button. The 404 error says it's trying to access the following module:
http://www.mynewsite.com/user/login?destination=node
I've been looking at the database content's to see if there is anything in there hard coded about the location of the website but I can't find anything. I am a newbbie at Drupal, so I'm not sure what to look for.
Any ideas what's going on?