Moving WordPress with php issue

  • romitraj

    (@romitraj)


    14 years, 9 months ago

    Hello,

    I need to move my wordpress site from server to another (no change in domain name). So I exported the database from the old server and when I tried importing it in the new server I got an error. I found out that the error was because the version of php running in the previous server was lower version than php 5 that the new guys are using.

    I have a reasonably large wordpress site and I need to mirror it exactly on the new server.

    What can I do now?

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Did you install WordPress 2.9 on the new server? If not, that’s what you need to do initially, Then, once the site is up & running, upgrade it.

    Thread Starter romitraj

    (@romitraj)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    I could not install wordpress on the new server complete with the existing database because the database was in php 2 and the new server guys support php 5.

    I could do a fresh install on the new server but how would I be able to move my data?

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    PHP 2? I doubt it. WP 2.9 required PHP 4 as a minimum.

    Thread Starter romitraj

    (@romitraj)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Sorry, i am sure you are right, it must be php 4. I realized that the database is file is incompatible with the php installed on the new server which is 5.

    How does one move database in such a situation?

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    You install WP 2.9 on the new server as I explained above.

    Thread Starter romitraj

    (@romitraj)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    I am sorry for being such a novice at this.

    So I install WP 2.9 on the new server, what are the steps after that?

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Once the site is up & running, upgrade it.

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