Title: Moving Files
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Moving Files

 *  [Thomas Hanser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomhanser/)
 * (@tomhanser)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files-2/)
 * How can I successfully develop a WP site in one folder on a server and then copy
   the files over to the root of my domain name?
 * Let’s say I’m developing in a folder called [http://www.domainname.com/wp](http://www.domainname.com/wp)
   but when I’m done I want to migrate the files to [http://www.domainname.com](http://www.domainname.com).
 * If I simply download everything and copy it back to the root of the domain name,
   will it work? Or will it screw up the connection to the database?
 * Thanks.

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files-2/#post-5421275)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory](http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory)
   
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Within_Your_Site](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Within_Your_Site)
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress)
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Installation](http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Installation)
 *  Thread Starter [Thomas Hanser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomhanser/)
 * (@tomhanser)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files-2/#post-5421277)
 * Thank you, Tara!

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 * [folder](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/folder/)

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files-2/#post-5421277)
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