: Procedure for transfer of WordPress site I've read some tutorials on transferring a WordPress site to another host, but I'm still confused about some of the steps for doing that in my situation.
I've read some tutorials on transferring a WordPress site to another host, but I'm still confused about some of the steps for doing that in my situation.
I'm transferring my WP site from DreamHost to Arvixe hosting, and I plan for the domain name to remain the same. I do not want to transfer the DNS records until the website transfer is done and verified to work properly, to prevent extended downtime. So I am working off a temporary URL that Arvixe assigned to me, which is an IP address.
From what I gather there are these 3 steps for transfer:
Transfer website files over into the root folder of my public_html
directory.
Export my WordPress DB from my old site. Then in my new site, create
a DB and use import.
Edit the wp-config.php file to reflect the new DB name, user, and
password.
Is this correct? Do the steps have to be done in order?
I also have two questions:
Do I need to run a WordPress install on my new site before doing any
of those steps? Or by transferring the files and importing the DB, I
have already done what is necessary to get WordPress up and running?
How do I know what the MySQL password is? Looking at my
wp-config.php for my old site, I see a password that I have never
set by myself, but somehow it still works.
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Simple steps to transfer a WordPress site from one host to another:
Install WordPress and setup database at new host
Replace wp-content folder in WordPress of new host with wp-content folder in WordPress of old host.
Export database from old host and import to new. Create a blank database in new host and import in that.
In wp-config file, set database name, user and password.
You dont need to reinstall. Youll have to ask your host what mysql service db they are offering you, its possible you can manage it in your control panel, where youd find a password and an address for it.
If/When you are able to create a db and import it, youd have access to the address/password there.
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