: How to Migrate wordpress blogs from shared hosting to dedicated server? I have some clients wordpress blogs on my shared hosting and now i want to migrate all to a new dedicated server. the

@Vandalay111

This is one of the most challenging parts of WordPress administration.

Consider doing an XML export using the WordPress export/import tool (under Tools > Export, might need to be installed.). This is your only option if you don't have direct database access or are switching between single and multi-site hosting. Unfortunately, until WordPress releases a really solid export tool, this is the only real option.

Whether you're using a built-in WordPress migration tool or database dump/load, check especially image links and post tags carefully. A lot of things can get lost in the mix and in some very strange ways, even among identically configured databases running the same collation and character set. Good luck.

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@Sent6035632

First make sure that PHP and MySQL are installed on the new server. If they are, here is the official tutorial: codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_to_a_New_Server

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@Samaraweera270

Essentially, you need 3 things from your previous installation:


The database, you can export from your current installation and import in the new one (make sure both are running the same version of wordpress)
Any files you might have modified or uploaded: those would be themes and uploaded images (and maybe a favicon)
The configuration file at the root of the installation (included in the previous point, but this one is extra important). You will need to update 1 or 2 settings in there to point to the new database instance.


Another easy way to port is to simply make a backup of all the files for your current installation and just upload that at the root of the new installation (do not set-up a wordpress installation there, just upload the backed-up files). You will still need to change the configuration file and export/import the database.

If you are not familiar with those terms, I suggest you hire someone who is.

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