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  • I know nothing about dynamic content, and less about blogging (shame), but I’ve set up one of my clients with WorldPress and we’ve been happy with the results. Now comes the learning curve. This week I migrated his site to a new host. The host also offers auto WorldPress install through Sympatico (cPanel).
    My question is: Can I import my entire previous WP folder? Settings, template, posts, etc.
    My first thought was simply to activate WP, then swap out the folder (I saved the entire WP folder from the previous host). But I’m not sure that this will work.
    Thanks for any guidance. I searched first, but couldn’t find this topic. Cool forum!

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  • 1. If the version that the new host offers is older than 1.2.1; then you’d be better off doing a manual install.
    2. Just copying the files from one host to another will not copy the posts/settings/whatnot. WP stores all that in a MySQL database. To copy that information from one host to another; you’ll want to do a mysqldump and then import the resulting file at your host. NOTE: If your client is using a new domain name at the new host; you should take a look at Podz’s tutorial.

    Thread Starter ronarnone

    (@ronarnone)

    The new host is 1.2.1. I’ll follow up on the Podz’s tutorial…just what I was looking for. Thanks Manzabar…and keep the coffee brewing, I’ll be back!

    I’ve got the same problem but I have no idea how to do a mysqldump. I’ve got a program called phpAdmin that lets me go in and manage mySQL databases but it’s confusing so I have no idea what I’m doing. I tried to Export on it but after I hit the button it just gave me a frame with some text. I saved the text but I have no idea where to put the information. I tried importing it as an RSS file, not sure what kind of file it should be. Don’t really know what I’m doing, any help?

    Did you read through the tutorial linked in this thread?

    I’ve gotten up till this step:

    “Two alterations need to be made:

    1. open the file ‘wp-config.php’ on your wordpress install, and change the details for your new mysql connection. That’s the first change done.
    2. So you need to change your blog address inside the database. Database files can get quite large and opening them can be slow – it could crash your machine too. So let’s not do that. Instead, download this file: SCR 1.0.002 Freeware edition (13KB) . Use that to search and replace your website url with your Xampp url.
    For instance, here is how I do it when moving it inside my machine. You would replace the old address with your new address:

    This should mean that any URL’s within your site – for images, areas outside the blog – will still work.”

    I’ve downloaded all the files already and the client he suggested, but when I input the information it says “Error No Files Found”. ?

    NM, got it all up! thanks!

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