Title: WordPress move 503 error Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # WordPress move 503 error * [searchyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/searchyogi/) * (@searchyogi) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-move-503-error/) * Hi There, I am using the ‘wordpress move’ plug in to transfer my wordpress site from my current domain to a new domain. Both of the sites are hosted on dreamhost. I have the plugin installed on both the sites. When i start the migration on my old site, I see the “uploading xx” at the bottom left of the browser. But Once the number hits 100%, i get this message: * ====== Service Temporarily Unavailable * The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later. ======= I tried repeatedly, but am getting the same message. Is anybody else having this issue? Any help would be appreciated. best Rajesh Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * [Mert Yazıcıoğlu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merty/) * (@merty) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-move-503-error/#post-2631535) * Is mod_security enabled on your server? It might be interfering the operation. * Thread Starter [searchyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/searchyogi/) * (@searchyogi) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-move-503-error/#post-2631544) * Mert, Thanks for the suggestion. Disabling mod_security did make a difference. The files got transferred over. However, on trying to complete the migration on the target server, I am getting 3 errors, as below. * ====== Backup-13318541478.zip is being extracted… Failed! Backup-133185414812. zip is being extracted… Failed! DBBackup-13318541121.sql is being imported… Failed! * Migration has been completed but with 3 errors. ===== * How do I address this? Appreciate the help. Rajesh * [Mert Yazıcıoğlu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merty/) * (@merty) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-move-503-error/#post-2631547) * Could you please temporarily set those files’ permissions to 777 and retry? * Thread Starter [searchyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/searchyogi/) * (@searchyogi) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-move-503-error/#post-2631559) * I changed the permissions on these 3 files and retried the “complete migration”. But its still failing. thanks Rajesh * Thread Starter [searchyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/searchyogi/) * (@searchyogi) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-move-503-error/#post-2631562) * BTW, I chose only the 3 files for the migration re-try. Should I choose all the files when I hit the “complete migration” button? thanks Rajesh * [Mert Yazıcıoğlu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merty/) * (@merty) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-move-503-error/#post-2631576) * Looks like either the server you are migrating from or the server you are migrating to corrupted the backup files during the file transfer. * **1.** Go to Backup Manager and download the backup files. **2.** Upload those files to the `/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-move/backup/` directory on the target server. **3.** Retry completing the migration. * Thread Starter [searchyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/searchyogi/) * (@searchyogi) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-move-503-error/#post-2631588) * I tried it but its not working. I continue to get the failure message. It appears that the zip file may be corrupted when it was assembled. Is starting over an option? * Thread Starter [searchyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/searchyogi/) * (@searchyogi) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-move-503-error/#post-2631594) * Hey Mert, I tried uploading the DB SQL file separately to see if that will work. I am getting the following error message: * Internal Server Error * The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. * Please contact the server administrator and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. * More information about this error may be available in the server error log. * Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. * [Mert Yazıcıoğlu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merty/) * (@merty) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-move-503-error/#post-2631598) * There might be some sort of a limitation regarding file operations that is not letting the script to finalize the backup file creation successfully. Sure, you can retry any step as many times as you want. * If you wish to use the database backup created by WordPress Move with other scripts such as phpMyAdmin, you need to Convert it using the Backup Manager. Conversion is quite simple: Select the database backup file(s), select Convert option from the drop down list and click the Apply button next to it. After that, you can navigate to the `/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-move/backup/converted/` directory to grab the converted database backup file(s). * Well I can’t say what is causing the last issue you mentioned, really. Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘WordPress move 503 error’ is closed to new replies. * 9 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Mert Yazıcıoğlu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merty/) * Last activity: [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-move-503-error/#post-2631598) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics