calebthefox
Member
Posted 11 months ago #
Hi,
I will be changing my hosting provider in the next couple of days and have some questions about the process and what I need to do. I will have to move everything over to a new server, right? I have downloaded the .sql wordpress database from cPanel, because I think I'll need that. What exactly will I need to do though? Like, how do I go in and change my server address? Will the hosting provider assign a new user name and password to use in my FTP client? And then how and what do I upload to the new server—the .sql database and/or other files, too?
I am not changing my domain name.
Caleb
calebthefox
Member
Posted 11 months ago #
Yes, I've read that page about five times now.
And then finally saw the part where it says "Note: If you are changing to a new server but same domain, all you need to do is edit wp-config.php and upload everything as it is to your new server." But what about the wp-config.php do I edit? Shouldn't I have to enter the new server address somewhere, too? And again, what exactly am I uploading?
But what about the wp-config.php do I edit?
It is more than likely that your database name, user, password and/or database host will change after the move. So you will need to amend these in wp-config.php for the new host.
And again, what exactly am I uploading?
A new copy of WordPress, your theme(s), your plugins & your images. Plus you'll need to restore the .sql backup into the new database.
calebthefox
Member
Posted 11 months ago #
so don't worry about the server address?
and where do I restore the .sql?
PS. thanks for your help, btw. I really am appreciating this.
so don't worry about the server address?
Not the web server, no. That's covered by your domain name & the new host's name servers - although you may have to wait for up to 72 hours for the domain name to propagate to the new host fully.
and where do I restore the .sql?
See Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup
calebthefox
Member
Posted 11 months ago #
Thank you so much!
Can I come to you if I encounter any problems while doing the change?
Feel free to post in the forums if you have any problems. There's usually someone around who can help.
Good luck with the move :-)
