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How to move your wordpress site to a new hosting account?

by hashif16
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Helo warriors,
Many people are making money selling websites, i also have a wordpres website..but don"t know the process ..

can warriors help me..?

Thanks,
Harsh
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  • Profile picture of the author royljestr
    Originally Posted by hashif16 View Post

    Helo warriors,
    Many people are making money selling websites, i also have a wordpres website..but don"t know the process ..

    can warriors help me..?

    Thanks,
    Harsh

    The absolute easiest way is to go to fiverr and pay someone $5 to do it for you
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  • Profile picture of the author Diane S
    Originally Posted by hashif16 View Post

    Helo warriors,
    Many people are making money selling websites, i also have a wordpres website..but don"t know the process ..

    can warriors help me..?

    Thanks,
    Harsh
    Two things going on with a site sale. You must transfer the domain and then also give the website. make your customer get an account at YOUR registrar, then call your registrar for help. they will help you. you will need the buyers account info - email maybe, account number, etc.

    zip up the whole website and send it to them. you could use dropbox for that, free edition. then they have to call their hosting company to install. their hosting company should help them for free since theyare providing the website files.
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  • Profile picture of the author iuditg
    here is what I found for you


    WordPress › Support » Moving WordPress from one host to another
    http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Tra...her&id=1980000

    Hope that helps
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Baker
    I have seen a couple of WSO's that will teach you the exact process.
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  • Profile picture of the author xtrapunch
    Google??? Heard about it???

    Go to codex.wordpress.org
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  • Profile picture of the author butternyk
    get a backup --from cpanel or wp-db manager plugin or xml backup from your wp-admin .
    install wordpress on new hosting and import it . still you dont want to do it then shed $5 and many people will do it .
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    • Profile picture of the author King Louie
      Go to the Tools > Export option on your WordPress admin and then save your posts/pages as an xml file. Then import this file into your new WordPress installation.

      But if you have lots of plugins and you don't want the hassles of installing and configuring each one, make a backup using the MySQL section of your Cpanel. You can then import this backup file into your new blog's database.

      You can also ask your web hosting provider to perform the entire process for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author hashif16
    Ok, what is the professional way to do it..?.for example if a buyer purchase my website, what is the first thing i need to ask from him?..is it the DNS server details or his hosting account details..?..
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    • Profile picture of the author richrajeevkistoo
      dont ask him anything. Use your cpanel to compress the whole site and send it to him.

      You can also ask your host to send you a backup copy of your whole site on a link, and send the link to your client.

      Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author ryantmalone
    Originally Posted by hashif16 View Post

    Helo warriors,
    Many people are making money selling websites, i also have a wordpres website..but don"t know the process ..

    can warriors help me..?

    Thanks,
    Harsh
    Would be more than happy to help. I created a post some time ago about the way to do it manually, and the easier way to do it.

    I will mention that my niche is the very niche that you want to get into, adn can at times do this process a handful of times in a day, so its tried and tested, and in a nutshell, I know my stuff.

    Anyway, the post is at:

    How To Clone A WordPress Blog In Under Ten Minutes

    If you need any help on that one, hit me up at the contact section on my blog. I'm rarely in here these days, so its the most reliable way to chase me up.

    As for the transfer process, I'd do it in this order:

    1. Receive payment
    2. Install website on their hosting account using this method
    3. Change the DNS so that it points to their hosting account, and verify that it is working (more on that below)
    4. Send them an EPP code to initiate the transfer of the domain (check with your host to find where this is located)
    5. Keep an eye out for verification emails for the transfer of the website, and approve
    6. Relax, you're done!

    As for testing the transfer, I personally like to use a custom HTML file and upload it to the new owners hosting account, so that for example, if I were to navigate to domain.com/transfer.html, it would only show when it has transferred successfully.

    Good luck, hope this helps you and anyone else that needs this.
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    • Profile picture of the author hashif16
      Originally Posted by ryantmalone View Post

      Would be more than happy to help. I created a post some time ago about the way to do it manually, and the easier way to do it.

      I will mention that my niche is the very niche that you want to get into, adn can at times do this process a handful of times in a day, so its tried and tested, and in a nutshell, I know my stuff.

      Anyway, the post is at:

      How To Clone A WordPress Blog In Under Ten Minutes

      If you need any help on that one, hit me up at the contact section on my blog. I'm rarely in here these days, so its the most reliable way to chase me up.

      As for the transfer process, I'd do it in this order:

      1. Receive payment
      2. Install website on their hosting account using this method
      3. Change the DNS so that it points to their hosting account, and verify that it is working (more on that below)
      4. Send them an EPP code to initiate the transfer of the domain (check with your host to find where this is located)
      5. Keep an eye out for verification emails for the transfer of the website, and approve
      6. Relax, you're done!

      As for testing the transfer, I personally like to use a custom HTML file and upload it to the new owners hosting account, so that for example, if I were to navigate to domain.com/transfer.html, it would only show when it has transferred successfully.

      Good luck, hope this helps you and anyone else that needs this.
      I can"t get the second point..i created a full backup of my wordpress site..now where to install this...?
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      • Profile picture of the author ryantmalone
        Originally Posted by hashif16 View Post

        I can"t get the second point..i created a full backup of my wordpress site..now where to install this...?
        This will be installed on the new hosting account. If you are selling a website to someone, then generally they will take care of this.

        If not, then this is done on the new hosting account in the root directory for the domain that is being transferred.
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        • Profile picture of the author hashif16
          Originally Posted by ryantmalone View Post

          This will be installed on the new hosting account. If you are selling a website to someone, then generally they will take care of this.

          If not, then this is done on the new hosting account in the root directory for the domain that is being transferred.
          Ok, hence this is the third step, instead of step 2, right?.Because the site is not transfered yet and u described it(changing DNS) in third step..:confused:
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          • Profile picture of the author haymanpl
            Originally Posted by hashif16 View Post

            Ok, hence this is the third step, instead of step 2, right?.Because the site is not transfered yet and u described it(changing DNS) in third step..:confused:
            Have you got your site moved yet? You can DM me if you want help or email me brad at wordpresssites.net
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            • Profile picture of the author hashif16
              Originally Posted by haymanpl View Post

              Have you got your site moved yet? You can DM me if you want help or email me brad at wordpresssites.net
              Nope..i am not moving it right now..i am just learning the process..., anyway i will contact you if i am gonna move it(probably within one month)..so you are an expert in this field, right?..
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        • Profile picture of the author hashif16
          Originally Posted by ryantmalone View Post

          This will be installed on the new hosting account. If you are selling a website to someone, then generally they will take care of this.

          If not, then this is done on the new hosting account in the root directory for the domain that is being transferred.
          ya, but my doubt is in order to install these fles he needs a control panel of my domain, but the site will only appear in his hosting account once i change the dns server to point to his hosting account..
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  • Profile picture of the author MoneyMonkey
    I would say the easiest way if you are un-experienced is to have someone to do it for you for a fee. It won't be that large, well it could be depending on the amount of content and what not. I would expect it to be around $5-10.
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  • Profile picture of the author hashif16
    Ok, i created a full backup..now i need to change my DNS servers to point the domain to my buyer hosting account right?..si i need to ask the buyer for the DNS server, isn"t it..?
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  • Profile picture of the author techntuts
    Originally Posted by hashif16 View Post

    Helo warriors,
    Many people are making money selling websites, i also have a wordpres website..but don"t know the process ..

    can warriors help me..?

    Thanks,
    Harsh

    Its not that difficult to move your site to other hostings. There are many tutorials which help you how to do. These are some steps involved.

    1. Backup the website database
    2. backup the wordpress folder ( wp-content)
    3. Go to new hosting and install wordpress
    4. Replace wp-content folder with backuped wordpress folder.
    5. Create a database and restore the backup database.

    You can google to get more detailed information or visit youtube to watch how to do this.

    Thank you...
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    • Profile picture of the author hashif16
      Originally Posted by techntuts View Post

      Its not that difficult to move your site to other hostings. There are many tutorials which help you how to do. These are some steps involved.

      1. Backup the website database
      2. backup the wordpress folder ( wp-content)
      3. Go to new hosting and install wordpress
      4. Replace wp-content folder with backuped wordpress folder.
      5. Create a database and restore the backup database.

      You can google to get more detailed information or visit youtube to watch how to do this.

      Thank you...
      I created a full backup from my registrar , does this include all the datas..?..or i need to create database back up and wp content folder backup separately?..
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  • Profile picture of the author haymanpl
    The process of moving a wordpress installation from one server to another can be complicated and cause major problems if you don't know exactly what you are doing.


    I have completed this process dozens of times and have also written a full blog post on How To Fully Backup Your Site and Move Wordpress to a New Host

    I also offer a service that completes the full process of backup, migration and restoration to your new host and/or domain. In some cases, free of charge

    Backing up your database does NOT backup your entire site. It does not backup your plugins and plugin configurations, theme settings and customisations, seo settings etc.
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    • Profile picture of the author hashif16
      Originally Posted by haymanpl View Post

      The process of moving a wordpress installation from one server to another can be complicated and cause major problems if you don't know exactly what you are doing.


      I have completed this process dozens of times and have also written a full blog post on How To Fully Backup Your Site and Move Wordpress to a New Host

      I also offer a service that completes the full process of backup, migration and restoration to your new host and/or domain. In some cases, free of charge

      Backing up your database does NOT backup your entire site. It does not backup your plugins and plugin configurations, theme settings and customisations, seo settings etc.
      I contacted my registrar for a full backup and they gave me a full backup, I asked them whether this backup involves my themes, plugins etc and they said it is..:confused:..now i am in more doubts..
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      • Profile picture of the author haymanpl
        Originally Posted by hashif16 View Post

        I contacted my registrar for a full backup and they gave me a full backup, I asked them whether this backup involves my themes, plugins etc and they said it is..:confused:..now i am in more doubts..

        I wouldn't trust anybody saying its a full backup until i take a good look at first. If its not they won't be responsible.

        I fully backup my own site myself using a plugin automatically everyday that way i know for sure my site is FULLY backed up (Everything)

        Your host may have backed it up but can you extract the files and restore it to a new host?
        Can you change the config file?
        Is the file a.tz sql dump? If it is, do you understand how to restore it? Because i bet that.s exactly what it is. A server dump

        Database backup does not backup your fullsite. You could however copy the full folder using FTP and download it to your local computer but would you then understand how to migrate and restore it?
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        • Profile picture of the author hashif16
          Originally Posted by haymanpl View Post

          I wouldn't trust anybody saying its a full backup until i take a good look at first. If its not they won't be responsible.

          I fully backup my own site myself using a plugin automatically everyday that way i know for sure my site is FULLY backed up (Everything)

          Your host may have backed it up but can you extract the files and restore it to a new host?
          Can you change the config file?
          Is the file a.tz sql dump? If it is, do you understand how to restore it? Because i bet that.s exactly what it is. A server dump

          Database backup does not backup your fullsite. You could however copy the full folder using FTP and download it to your local computer but would you then understand how to migrate and restore it?
          My file extension is .tar.gz ..., is this ok...:confused:
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