Moving wordpress to another host

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Hello, I have some questions.

1. What happen to facebook comments on posts if I am going to move my blog to another host? Will the comments disappear?

2. Which is better. should I export the file inside wordpress or should I export the sql file from PhpMyadmin?

3. If I am going to use the sql file, Should I still install the wordpress before I import the file or not?

Thanks a lot
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  • 1. What happen to facebook comments on posts if I am going to move my blog to another host? Will the comments disappear?
    If yo umove to another host your links will be same as they are now.

    2. Which is better. should I export the file inside wordpress or should I export the sql file from PhpMyadmin?
    I just download all the wordpress files to your computer. And export the database from phpmyadmin as a sql file. so you have a folder of your entire wordpress website files and a single sql file.

    3. If I am going to use the sql file, Should I still install the wordpress before I import the file or not?
    No, just upload all the wordpress files you just downloaded from your old host, up to the new host, then use phpmyadmin to import the sql file. Then if the database info is different, update the wp-config file. Sometimes when yo umake a new db on new host the username, pw or host are different.
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    • Not answer to my question. I am not asking for the links. I am asking if what happens to the facebook comments.

      II know you tried your best to answer my question but your answer is hard to understand.

      Thanks though.
  • Yes it will be disappear on new host
  • The actual answer is , "it depends" ... are you also moving the domain? If it's the same domain, and the same basic directory structure, it shouldn't make a lot of difference.
  • 1. What happen to facebook comments on posts if I am going to move my blog to another host? Will the comments disappear?
    They will work, if you keep the same domain name

    2. Which is better. should I export the file inside wordpress or should I export the sql file from PhpMyadmin?
    SQL export

    3. If I am going to use the sql file, Should I still install the wordpress before I import the file or not?
    No.
    1. Copy all the files from the old host
    2. Export the sql-file from old host
    3. Import the sql-file to new host
    4. Update wp-config file, with the new databases info.
    5. You are done.
  • I decided to just use the import/export wordpress function and it's done perfectly.
    Thanks though
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