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Transferring a site from one host to another

by balara
7 replies
Hi to all,

I have 2 Wordpress blogs which are being hosted on the server of a membership site to which I no longer belong.

I would like to have these blogs hosted on my regular host which is Hostgator.

How to I go about doing this transfer as my membership to the original site is no longer valid?

Help would be most appreciated.
Thanks,
Veronica
#host #site #transferring
  • Profile picture of the author mattalways
    You are going to need to download the MySQL database for these blogs. Do you still have access to that?
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    • Profile picture of the author balara
      Thank you for replying, mattalways. It is possible that I may have access to the MYSQL data base through WP. I will go searching!
      Thanks,
      Veronica
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  • Profile picture of the author KirkMcD
    Depending on what version of WP, you might have an Export option under Tools. You can export the contents of the blog and then use that file to import into another.
    This will not get you any of the plugins or themes though. You'll need ftp access for that.
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    • Profile picture of the author NowIstheTime
      This will not get you any of the plugins or themes though. You'll need ftp access for that.
      You could still 'likely' grab the code for the themes & plugins via the editor options in the Appearance and Plug-ins sections of the respective dashboards.

      Just be sure to maintain the directory and file naming conventions for the respective themes or plugins you are using...

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      However, if you haven't made many (or any) customizations to the themes or plugins, its best to just install them afresh on your new site.
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  • Profile picture of the author iBBnet
    If you ever get lazy, I'll do the work for you. Just an option, if you're considering to outsource

    Before you transfer, backup everything you have. That way, you'll have something to fall on in case something goes wrong
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  • Profile picture of the author phptechie
    The only option available is
    Download both the source code & database from the previous host & you can make it over in your regular host.

    So contact your previous hosting provider & they should help you out to download the files & db , if you don't have access to their server :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Richard Pickett
    You also need to coordinate the dns change so that your site doesn't have a lot of down time and so you don't have people replying on the old host and new one at the same time and lose people's comments. I can help you do the move, including the mysql/php and the dns.

    I'd be happy to help!
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