Title: Changing Hosts Can’t Backup My Datbase
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Changing Hosts Can’t Backup My Datbase

 *  [arranf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arranf/)
 * (@arranf)
 * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-hosts-1/)
 * How can I change hosts retaining all my settings and posts?

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 *  [yeleek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yeleek/)
 * (@yeleek)
 * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-hosts-1/#post-602310)
 * Try looking at the docs?
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)
 *  [Organica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/organica/)
 * (@organica)
 * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-hosts-1/#post-602311)
 * Just finished changing hosts, and found the section called “Moving” on this site
   helpful: [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/)
 * If MySQL versions are different (old host=older version) this thread includes
   a handy fix: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/122892?replies=5](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/122892?replies=5)
 * good luck!
 *  Thread Starter [arranf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arranf/)
 * (@arranf)
 * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-hosts-1/#post-602324)
 * I’m using this tutorial:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)
 * I’m up to the part where you download the database for the second time but when
   I go to the admin cp it re-directs me.
 *  [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/)
 * (@root)
 * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-hosts-1/#post-602328)
 * You do know that you can now export from admin?
 *  Thread Starter [arranf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arranf/)
 * (@arranf)
 * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-hosts-1/#post-602329)
 * OK I’ve done something really wrong…
 * What I’ve done is I’ve eported from host. Changed the url in options to my new
   one. Exported from Php admin and now I’m stuck with two non-working sites…

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [arranf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arranf/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-hosts-1/#post-602329)
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