Copy over all the files and your database. So long as the domain stays the same, you should be pretty much okay 🙂 remember to copy over all hidden files too!
In my installation , I did not used the “www” before the domain name , If I plan to add it now then how to do that ?
From http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress
First change the URL in your site to have the www.
THEN move 🙂
Thanks for your response , but would like to disturb you more , I would like to clearify some more thing about this ….
So ,
#1. I need to add this to wp-config.php
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//FIXME: do comment/remove these hack lines. (once the database is updated)
update_option(‘siteurl’, ‘http://www.mydomain.com’ );
update_option(‘home’, ‘http://www.mydomain.com’ );
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note: as for multisite I don’t get the general setting option to change the URL there ?
#2. and then would need to transfer the files to the new server , and update-import the database ….
#3. and then if needed use the Search and replace plugin …. to change the post links used by my websites’ blog user.
Is this all ? or is there any thing else ?
Will this leave the multisite settings undisturbed and working ?
Thanks again for your spontaneous help and reply , so I’m much a novice, but this transfer knowledge is very essential for me.
For some reason my brain blissed on the Multisite … *sigh* Sorry.
Don’t change it to use the www for Multisite. Seriously. It works better without, neither way is better or worse for your page rank, and if it’s working now, don’t change it.
If you’re changing the domain name in Multisite, you’ll have to manually edit the wp-config file and then search your whole database.
ok no no changing to www … fine
I will do as you say
Thanks a lot
