How hard is it to transfer a wordpress site to a new server?

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    How hard is it to transfer a wordpress site to a new server? What are the steps to do so? Thanks.
     
    libertygone, Mar 9, 2007 IP
  2. instruite

    instruite Well-Known Member

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    1) backing up
    backup your database
    and files from the present server
    2) If the domain name is same after transferring to new server
    just upload all of your files
    create a new database
    fill that database with the data which you backed up
    update the information in the config file for the new database
    and you should be able to access your wordpress site on new server
    3) in case your domain is changing
    you will need to change domain settings in your site options table
    which can be either done directly by editing the database (if you know how to) or by changing the site options to new site from the wordpress admin panel on present site (note once you change that information your wordpress site will become inaccesible on present site) and then follow step 2

    P.S. - I have not tested the above mentioned methods this is all my opinion from my experience with wordpress
     
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    lazyleo Well-Known Member

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    I have sold quite a few wordpress blogs and the buyers never complianed about anything becasue it is quite simple ..you would only come accros problems if you database size is very big otherwise it is quite simple just read up a few sites before you do it :) instruite has given a good short explanation.
     
    lazyleo, Mar 9, 2007 IP