lets say i have a wordpress site located on one host nd i want to transfer it to anothe host, how would i go about doing this, i've always wanted to know, could someone please correct me if im wrong? to start with, for example the site i want to move is on a hosting account with addon domains so i dont want a full backup as i only want to transfer one site. Do i...? export the XML file from wordpress go into phpMyAdmin and export the database download all the files so i have the plugins and themes. then do i go to my new host and upload all the files import the database through phpMyAdmin import the wordpress XML file? is that how it is done? please correct me if im wrong!
What control panel you are using, IF you are using cpanel, i suggest you generate a full backup up and restore in the new server.
¬_¬, i said i cant generate a full backup because it has addon domains and i dont want all the sites transferred!!
Here is the easy tutorial for you http://www.sitereviver.com/tutorial-how-to-move-wordpress-site-to-a-new-server-or-host/
Most hosting providers offer a free transfer service. I haven't seen any host not offering that. Ask your new host if they will transfer it for you, Im sure they will do it.
Here is how i transfer wordpress blogs and is simple also. 1) make a new wordpress installation on your new hosting account 2) save a wordpress backup on your computer ( old host ) 3) go to phpmyadmin and export the sql (old host) 4) from backup upload in the new wordpress installation the following files in wp-content folder: plugins, themes, uploads, upgrade , backup etc 4) on new hosting: drop the current tables from your sql and import the exported sql from old host 5) Final step: upload the .htaccess file in your root directory from your wordpress Done
That is a good post. However you also need to ensure that your database username and password are the same on both installations or you might need to correct them.