Moving WordPress from one host to another (same domain)

  • Adam Arnold

    (@adam-arnold)


    14 years, 7 months ago

    I’m trying to help a friend migrate his website (www.pakuma.com) from one host to another.

    For the most part, this has worked properly. The majority of the website and e-mails (through the free edition of Google Apps) are now working properly on the new server.

    Unfortunately, I’m having a few issues with the blog element of the website, which is powered by WordPress (www.pakuma.com/community).

    The guidance on moving WordPress so can be found here:

    http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_to_a_New_Server

    Specifically, it says:

    -> Note: If you are changing to a new server but same domain, all you need to do is edit wp-config.php and upload everything as it is to your new server.

    So, I have done the following:

    – created the database / user
    – uploaded the files
    – gone to pakuma.com/blog/install.php

    I’ve had a look at wp-config.php but couldn’t see anything that needed editing.

    When I go to Pakuma.com/blog/install.php everything looks normal at this point. However, when I then pass through to the main WordPress admin area all of the previous posts and pages have now vanished.

    Any ideas?

    Thank you in advance.

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    I’ve had a look at wp-config.php but couldn’t see anything that needed editing

    Did you import the old database?

    Thread Starter Adam Arnold

    (@adam-arnold)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    Hi Esmi,

    Not yet…. the database isn’t mentioned in the guidance notes that I followed. It seemed to suggest that copying from one FTP and moving to the other would give the desired effect.

    I do have an xml back up of the old database.

    Unfortunately I couldn’t import this as the version of WordPress in use is from the stone ages. I’m trying to upgrade to the latest version now, before starting again 🙂

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    It seemed to suggest that copying from one FTP and moving to the other would give the desired effect.

    I think you are mis-reading that Codex page. all content is stored in the database, so unless you import the content from the old database to the new one, you won’t have any content from the old site.

    fonglh

    (@fonglh)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    You have to read a bit further down, to the part in bold where it says “If You Want Your Old Blog To Still Work

    Caution: Make sure you have a backup of your old blog’s WordPress database before proceeding!”

    Thread Starter Adam Arnold

    (@adam-arnold)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    Thank you for your feedback thus far.

    I have now managed to get the old blog, which was running WordPress 2.1 (!), up and running on the latest version:

    http://www.pakuma.com/blog.

    I am now stuck when attempting to import the database file that I have been given – provided to me in SQL format.

    I ran a few tests on a spare domain and all of the WordPress back-up/import plug-ins that I tested used an .xml file instead.

    Does anyone know how I can either import or convert/import the old blog posts using the SQL file that I have been given?

    I could potentially create the old posts manually (there were only 10) but I’m more interested in learning how to do this properly.

    Once again, thank you in advance….

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    There is no easy way to do this. You’d need to start upgrading the 2.1 install via a series of small steps: 2.1 -> 2.2 -> 2.3 -> 2.5 -> 2.7 -> 2.8. Once you got to 2.8, you should then be able to export the content as an .xml file.

    Frankly, I think it would be far easier & quicker to re-recreate the 10 old posts manually.

    Thread Starter Adam Arnold

    (@adam-arnold)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    Hi Esmi,

    I think I’ve found a way to it via MySql / php my admin.

    The person who suggested it will be trying this approach tomorrow 🙂

    Thanks again.

    Issue now solved!

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