Title: Transfer issues
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Transfer issues

 *  [kenpoman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kenpoman/)
 * (@kenpoman)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-issues-2/)
 * I am trying to move my site from hostgator to go daddy, problem I my old webmaster
   set up and designed my site, I am now taking over everything, I set up the new
   host, I backed up the hostgator site installed it into the go daddy site but 
   it wont show, I am extremely green on this stuff. I know almost zero on the “
   programing” end, I can navigate ok on the back end of the site. Any help would
   be greatly appreciated. Right now I have it still with hostgator but need to 
   move it ASAP. My go daddy is just sitting there.
    [http://www.gulfcoastkenpo.com](http://www.gulfcoastkenpo.com),
   but that site is working ok it’s when I install the back up on go daddy I cannot
   preview it.

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 *  Thread Starter [kenpoman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kenpoman/)
 * (@kenpoman)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-issues-2/#post-6161193)
 * should I load it up on godaddy so you can see what it is doing?
 *  Thread Starter [kenpoman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kenpoman/)
 * (@kenpoman)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-issues-2/#post-6161196)
 * sorry I own both sites .com, and .net .com is on hostgator temporarily, I am 
   setting up .net and will then just forward .com over. It’s the .net that I cannot
   get working. [http://www.gulfcoastkenpo.net](http://www.gulfcoastkenpo.net)
 *  [Martin Robbins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/santeven/)
 * (@santeven)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-issues-2/#post-6161237)
 * Perhaps this reference will be helpful: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](https://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)
 *  Thread Starter [kenpoman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kenpoman/)
 * (@kenpoman)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-issues-2/#post-6161317)
 * As far as I know, I did all that. still nothing.
    Would I make a difference that
   he built it under his name and I’m hosting this one? I forwarded the domain name
   to [http://www.gulfcoastkenpo.com](http://www.gulfcoastkenpo.com) still nothing?
   I really don’t understand. I backed it up and restored all like the support said
   to.
 *  [Martin Robbins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/santeven/)
 * (@santeven)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-issues-2/#post-6161331)
 * > The “Site Address (URL)” setting is the address you want people to type in 
   > their browser to reach your WordPress blog.
   >  The “WordPress Address (URL)” setting is the address where your WordPress 
   > core files reside.
 * from this reference:
    [https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL](https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL)
 * And all of that assumes the DNS all set up correctly. I suspect you first need
   to check your namservers and dns zones for both domain and make sure the domain
   resolves to the IP address of the host where the site finally will reside. Good
   Luck
 *  Thread Starter [kenpoman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kenpoman/)
 * (@kenpoman)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-issues-2/#post-6161357)
 * First off, thanks for all your help with my issues, sorry I’m real green with
   all this.
    when I type in my URL it tries to download a file, I open it in note
   and this is what it says: <?php /** * Front to the WordPress application. This
   file doesn’t do anything, but loads * wp-blog-header.php which does and tells
   WordPress to load the theme. * * [@package](https://wordpress.org/support/users/package/)
   WordPress */
 * /**
    * Tells WordPress to load the WordPress theme and output it. * * [@var](https://wordpress.org/support/users/var/)
   bool */ define(‘WP_USE_THEMES’, true);
 * /** Loads the WordPress Environment and Template */
    require(‘./wp-blog-header.
   php’);
 * Again I’m at a loss?
    will it make a difference that the old webmasters name 
   is all over inside the site?
 *  [Martin Robbins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/santeven/)
 * (@santeven)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-issues-2/#post-6161358)
 * > when I type in my URL it tries to download a file,
 * Yes, it appears no php enabled on your host, try ask your host company…
 * Also ask them about all this:
 * >  And all of that assumes the DNS all set up correctly. I suspect you first 
   > need to check your namservers and dns zones for both domain and make sure the
   > domain resolves to the IP address of the host where the site finally will reside.
   > Good Luck

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 * Last reply from: [Martin Robbins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/santeven/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-issues-2/#post-6161358)
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