Any one know how to transfer a wordpress site from one domain to another easily?

[Benchtech]

If so i'm seeking answers

 

[Frick]

There are plug-ins that make it very easy. They take care of making the needed changes in the database. All you have to do is install the plug-in, run it and save the file, then restore to a new WordPress install using the same plug-in.

 

[drpcfix]

or..

phpmyadmin, dump the database to sql

copy the files to new server

phpmyadmin on new server, import to DB from that dump

go to config.php on new site, change db name and credentials to match

done

Might not be as simple as using a plugin, but might be simpler - depends on the host(s) and your luck

 

[Frick]

Using phpmyadmin, there may be many links and urls in the database that will need to be updated. It all depends on how the theme and plug-ins in use.

 

[Bryce W]

I did this myself within the last 2 weeks: http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress

 

[4ycr]

Thanks for the link, it's useful to know. last time I done it I used phpmyadmin

 

[B-MASTER]

I do a lot of wordpress websites/templates and i always develop them on a local server (WAMP) and then migrate them to a live server, this is essentially the same process you require. i have tried many available tools to date and by far the best one is the following plugin, works like a charm and very simple to use

https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/

alot quicker than a manual backup and just as good, hope this helps

 

[HawkinsPC]

I like BackupBuddy.
http://ithemes.com/purchase/backupbuddy/

 

[johnrobert]

BackupBuddy is very expensive are there any free ones that are good?

 

[seedubya]

https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/

This is what we use too.

 

[Benchtech]

Thanks all

 

[cooltech]

Have you tried open dynamo?
http://opendynamo.org/

I use it a lot for backing up websites.

 

[NYJimbo]

I do a lot of wordpress websites/templates and i always develop them on a local server (WAMP) and then migrate them to a live server, this is essentially the same process you require. i have tried many available tools to date and by far the best one is the following plugin, works like a charm and very simple to use

https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/

alot quicker than a manual backup and just as good, hope this helps

I just used this for the first time today on one of my Cpanel servers. Very easy but I had to do a few changes. First I had to recompile apache to include mysqli in php and also had to manually chmod public_html temporarily from 750 to 775 (cpanel) for the build and unpack of the site on the old and new servers. I also had to create the database, create a MySQL user and then add that user to the database (via cpanel) prior to the restore/unpack and then all went smooth.

From now on I will use this method when going from one domain name to the final one after site design is completed.

 

[Sterling Archer]

or..

phpmyadmin, dump the database to sql

copy the files to new server

phpmyadmin on new server, import to DB from that dump

go to config.php on new site, change db name and credentials to match

done

Might not be as simple as using a plugin, but might be simpler - depends on the host(s) and your luck

Had to do this once. Actually sounds harder than it is.

 

[TAPtech]

I do this all the time.

When I build a site I build it at clientsnewdomain.mydomain.com so that we can discuss the site and view it before it is moved to their actual domain.

Export the database, backup the files using FTP. Also can use a plugin like Online Backup or Updraft Plus.

Create a new database on the new server, upload the files. Edit config.php to make sure database name, username, and password are correct.

If you do this and the site goes blank PM me and I'll help you out. I've been through nearly every form of website destruction and resurrection for wordpress