Changing Servers

  • davidcaulder

    (@davidcaulder)


    17 years, 10 months ago

    As bad as I hate to do it, I am going to have to change servers.
    So my question is this::

    Can I ftp my current installation straight from my current server, then upload it to the new one , change the database info in the config file, and then do a xml upload of the posts from the old site?

    Or will I have to do a new install completly?

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  • shellfish333

    (@shellfish333)

    17 years, 10 months ago

    Hey,

    If you install wordpress again on the new server, you’ll delete all your posts. Here’s the method I favour when moving to a new server:

    1) Make a copy the current files on your server- rename the folder something like OLDsite.

    2) Export your database as an sql file on your current server. Rename the file something like OLDsql. Close the database screen when done [probably phpmyadmin]

    3) Open the current wordpress setup – by logging on to the dashboard. Go into the settings and change the URL [both of them] to point to your new url i.e. http://www.mysite.co.uk and also change your email if this needs to be change. Save the changes.

    4) Again go back to your database and export the sql again – saving it to your folder [not the OLD one but the new one]

    5) Create and new database on your new server and import the new sql file.

    6) Open the config.php file and fill in your new db details

    7) Upload everything to your new server – job done

    Good luck. Shell

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