Shifting Wordpress to a New host

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    Need some technical guidance guys..

    I am trying to move one of my wordpress blogs to a new hosting. I have a full backup of the site taken from Cpanel. However after installing wordpress on the new hosting, and uploading the backup in the new cpanel, nothing seems to change. I mean, my old posts, settings and comments are not coming up and i just see the "Hello World" post that normally comes up on a new wprdpress installation.

    Can anyone guide me on how to get back my wordpress blog with this backup that i took from cpanel. I repeat, its a "full backup".

    Thanks.
     
    sar420, Nov 17, 2008 IP
  2. Pandemix

    Pandemix Well-Known Member

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  3. Soctates

    Soctates Peon

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    with wordpress you need to back up the database, the files, and download an xml document...install a new wordpress into the new site, re-upload the files into the new host, re-create the database, upload the xml...

    did you miss a step?

    The easy solution is some hosts will move everything over for you...just ask them.
     
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  4. deluxdon

    deluxdon Catch Me If You Can...!!!™ Staff

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    I think you miss anything there. Have you restores full 'Home Backup' and Mysql DB backup :confused: Have you changed DB details in your config.php ?

    DON.
     
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  5. sylv3rblade

    sylv3rblade Peon

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    If it's a full backup, upload it to your root directory via FTP then contact your new host (on shared, reseller, etc) and ask him/her to import it for you.
     
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  6. sar420

    sar420 Notable Member

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    Actually, my previous host was crap and that hosting is gone so i couldn't take a mysql database or xml backup. However, I took a full backup a few days back by going into my :

    Cpanel--->Backups--->generate a full backup

    its a .tar.gz file.

    @ Delux don: DB config details are obviously different in the new wordpress installation..since its a new host.
     
    sar420, Nov 17, 2008 IP
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    Only a cpanel admin, root or whatever it's called can restore the backup so just send a ticket saying you want your backup blahblahblah.tar.gz restored.
     
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    sar420 Notable Member

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    aah, thanks a lot. I'll try this!!
     
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    Hey Sar420, i could help you to restore your site. You just upload that complete backup file to your site and give me the cPanel Details. I have a lot of experience in Wordpress and i am managing more than 50 Wordpress sites and building 2 new wordpress sites every week. So you can trust me 100% if you really have complete backup of the data !

    I can offer this service for you as free. You can also pay me for this if you are willing and very satisfied with my work :)
     
    geekpriyan, Nov 18, 2008 IP