Moving website with a WP Blog?

[lincolnbill]

I am looking to change hosts and have a basic HTML site with a Wordpress Blog installed (and well established).

Therefore, I wanted to know; how hard is it to transfer everything, including the blog, as it is (with all templates etc intact), with minimal downtime?

[Abhishek]

Hi there,

For your HTML files it should be a very easy job. Just copy files, stylesheets and images to new servers.

For your wordpress blog, begin by backing up all your data.

- Download all Wordpress files from your old server.
- Download your SQL backup
- Upload the same files to the new server at the same location (if it was on domain.com/wordpress earlier, upload it the same folder on the new server)
- Restore your SQL backup on the new server.
- Edit wp-config.php to suit your new server SQL database details.

Voila! You're done!

[Good Morning]

Step 1: Get the files backed up from your ftp onto your desktop in a folder, then back up your database for the wordpress. (Save it as a sql.gz)

Step 2: Get your new host up and running and load the backed up files onto your new server.

Step 3: Create the database of the wordpress and load the backed up one you have saved.

Step 4: Load the database on your new server and make sure that the config settings for the wordpress matches the new database name from your host. Ex: username_databasename

Step 5: Point your new domain to the new hosting and make sure it is in there correctly, wait 12-24 hours to allow the DNS to kick in.

Step 6: Leave the files on your existing host and then when your new one has kicked on, you're in business.

To check if your DNS has been completed, use http://www.whois.com

Hope this helps!

[lincolnbill]

cheers guys, much appreciated.

Do I need to install Wordpress again when I upload things to the new server?

Also, whats the best way to backup the database? I use mysql administrator for general day to day backups - should I use that?

[Good Morning]

Use the phpmyadmin in your cPanel under MySQL databases if it's not listed on the main page of the cPanel.

Secondly, you will need to edit the wp-config.php ONLY to set your database username and password.

[lincolnbill]

Originally Posted by Steven Myers

Use the phpmyadmin in your cPanel under MySQL databases if it's not listed on the main page of the cPanel.

Secondly, you will need to edit the wp-config.php ONLY to set your database username and password.

I don't have cPanel with my host - does this matter?

Thanks again - this advice is invaluable!

[Good Morning]

Use the mysql administrator to back up, this is all you need and in which it should allow you to upload as well to the new server (which is a no brainer by all programmers to add in their applications)

Glad it's useful!

[iHubNet-Matt]

Do you have any control panel in your current host? If you have a control panel there will be some easy way for transferring if you are moving to the same control panel itself.
Or as every one suggested, you will have to copy over your files and will have to export the mysql database and import it in the new server. May be yuo can ask your new host to do this after providing the database dump.

[xbrain]

it's not that tough but mayber if your firs time you will feel hard to do.
you can find articles teach you on how to do it in the net

search for migrating a wordpress blog tutorial

[kashem]

I have done the same , moved wordpress blog from one host to another following instruction from wordpress. Search there you will find step by step instructions