If you are unhappy with your hosting provider for some reason, but don’t want to change hosts because you have your WordPress blog site up and running smoothly, hesitate no more. Although moving your WordPress blog to a new host does require some effort, the information here should make it easier for you.
To automate the migration process, purchase and download the BackupBuddy plugin. At this time, the cost for the plugin starts at $45.
Back up the following content before you begin the move:
Blog posts, pages, and custom post types
Post and page options, such as excerpts, time and date, custom
fields, categories, tags, and passwordsWordPress settings you configured under the Settings menu in
the DashboardAll widgets that you created and configured
All plugin options that you configured for the plugins you installed
Other elements of your website aren’t stored in the database, which you need to download, via FTP, from your web server. The following is a list of those elements, including instructions on where to find them and how to download them to your local computer:
Media files: The files you uploaded by using the WordPress media upload feature, including images, videos, audio files and documents. Media files are located in the /wp-content/uploads folder. Connect to your web server via FTP and download that folder to your local computer.
Plugin files: Although all the plugin settings are stored in the database, the actual, physical plugin files are not. The plugin files are located in the /wp-content/plugins folder. Connect to your web server via FTP and download that folder to your local computer.
Theme files: Widgets and options you’ve set for your current theme are stored in the database; however, the physical theme template files, images, and stylesheets are not. They’re stored in the /wp-content/themes folder. Connect to your web server via FTP and download that folder to your local computer.
Now you have your database and WordPress files stored safely on your local computer; moving them to a new host just involves reversing the process:
Create a new database on your new hosting account.
Import your database backup into the new database you just created:
Log in to the cPanel for your hosting account.
Click the phpMyAdmin icon and click the name of your new database in the left menu.
Click the Import tab at the top.
Click the Browse button and select the database backup from
your local computer.Click the Go button; the old database imports into the new.
Install WordPress on your new hosting account.
Edit the wp-config.php file to include your new database name, username, password, and host.
Upload all that you downloaded from the /wp-content folder to your new hosting account.
Browse to your domain in your web browser.
Your new site should work and you can log in to the WordPress Dashboard by using the same username and password as before because that information is stored in the database you imported.
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