Comments on: How To Move Wordpress To A New Server Or Host http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html Triphp Webmaster Blog Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:03:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-899 Dan Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:39:31 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-899 Thank you for your detailed instructions, I am still currently working on my site but your step-by-step really helped me get my blog off a local wampserver install and up onto hostgator. Much appreciated! Thank you for your detailed instructions, I am still currently working on my site but your step-by-step really helped me get my blog off a local wampserver install and up onto hostgator.
Much appreciated!

]]> By: Tose http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-897 Tose Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:30:31 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-897 Thx bro, u saved me a hack a lot of trouble. Thx bro, u saved me a hack a lot of trouble.

]]> By: Mike Orme http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-894 Mike Orme Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:42:26 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-894 I can't believe it worked! Well it had to be done and I didn't have a clue. Watched several YouTube videos and still confused. In the end I printed this out and just went through it step by step. Refreshed the screen thinking no way, and up my blog popped. You see even a Carpet Cleaner can do it! Thanks very much for your article. Mike I can’t believe it worked!

Well it had to be done and I didn’t have a clue. Watched several YouTube videos and still confused.

In the end I printed this out and just went through it step by step.

Refreshed the screen thinking no way, and up my blog popped.

You see even a Carpet Cleaner can do it!

Thanks very much for your article.

Mike

]]> By: Charles Miller http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-893 Charles Miller Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:25:27 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-893 Great post! I don't know what I would have done without your help! Thanks! Great post! I don’t know what I would have done without your help! Thanks!

]]> By: belajar bisnis online http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-890 belajar bisnis online Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:05:38 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-890 Thanks for sharing good information, i learn how to move wordpress here. Keep posting. David Thanks for sharing good information, i learn how to move wordpress here.

Keep posting.

David

]]> By: Tahire Khan http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-884 Tahire Khan Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:31:22 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-884 hi plerase can you help, Have moved my website to a new server and domain. Followed simple instructions but still no joy, my website appears but without any of the styling or template. THe admin panel doesn't appear at all, says ' sorry could not find site windowstoptips.com, but the admin is www.windowstoptips.com/wp-admin can you give me an idea as to where i have gone wrong? would really appreciate the help. thanks hi plerase can you help,

Have moved my website to a new server and domain.

Followed simple instructions but still no joy, my website appears but without any of the styling or template.

THe admin panel doesn’t appear at all, says ‘ sorry could not find site windowstoptips.com, but the admin is http://www.windowstoptips.com/wp-admin

can you give me an idea as to where i have gone wrong?

would really appreciate the help.

thanks

]]> By: Jay http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-882 Jay Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:44:26 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-882 Nevermind. Finally got it fixed. I deleted the user and re-added it to the database. That worked so perhaps the user creation got corrupt or password wasn't good. Nevermind. Finally got it fixed. I deleted the user and re-added it to the database. That worked so perhaps the user creation got corrupt or password wasn’t good.

]]> By: Jay http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-881 Jay Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:15:25 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-881 Thanks to this tutorial, I've been moving sites left and right with no problem. Today however, once I change my config.php file I get a fatal error: Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp() in /home/myid/public_html/mydomain.com/wp-blog-header.php on line 14 Any suggestions? I've checked and double checked my config file to make sure I have the right database name, user and password. If I use the old sites config file the site comes up under the new url but then of course any links take me to the old site. Thanks Thanks to this tutorial, I’ve been moving sites left and right with no problem. Today however, once I change my config.php file I get a fatal error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp() in /home/myid/public_html/mydomain.com/wp-blog-header.php on line 14

Any suggestions? I’ve checked and double checked my config file to make sure I have the right database name, user and password. If I use the old sites config file the site comes up under the new url but then of course any links take me to the old site.

Thanks

]]> By: Gary http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-878 Gary Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:44:52 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-878 Thank you for a wonderful tutorial. I've read every tutorial I could find and non come close to providing the well detailed information that you have provided. I do have one question, hoping you could answer. Everything looks to have transfered perfectly with the exception being of my content as it is not showing up. Any idea why this may be? Thanks! Thank you for a wonderful tutorial. I’ve read every tutorial I could find and non come close to providing the well detailed information that you have provided.

I do have one question, hoping you could answer.

Everything looks to have transfered perfectly with the exception being of my content as it is not showing up. Any idea why this may be? Thanks!

]]> By: netSmith Design Leaves GoDaddy for Rochen Hosting « netSmith Design http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-871 netSmith Design Leaves GoDaddy for Rochen Hosting « netSmith Design Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:10:46 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-871 [...] able to successfully transfer our Wordpress blog from GoDaddy by following a great tutorial found here. The PHPmyAdmin stuff wasn’t hard at all to follow and execute. Many thanks to JWR Media for [...] [...] able to successfully transfer our Wordpress blog from GoDaddy by following a great tutorial found here. The PHPmyAdmin stuff wasn’t hard at all to follow and execute. Many thanks to JWR Media for [...]

]]> By: How To Move Wordpress To A New Server Or Host | JWRmedia.com http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-820 How To Move Wordpress To A New Server Or Host | JWRmedia.com Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:35:19 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-820 [...] the original post: How To Move Wordpress To A New Server Or Host | JWRmedia.com Tags: server Comments0 Leave a Reply Click here to cancel [...] [...] the original post: How To Move Wordpress To A New Server Or Host | JWRmedia.com Tags: server Comments0 Leave a Reply Click here to cancel [...]

]]> By: Mill http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-816 Mill Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:08:03 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-816 These are the best I found by far....thanks so very much! These are the best I found by far….thanks so very much!

]]> By: Moving Wordpress Blog from GoDaddy to HostGator (Cpanel) Easiest way? http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-788 Moving Wordpress Blog from GoDaddy to HostGator (Cpanel) Easiest way? Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:22:31 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-788 [...] Update Your Config File. I had to do this a few months back. I found this guide and followed it exactly and it worked. Here's the link: How To Move Wordpress To A New Server Or Host | JWRmedia.com [...] [...] Update Your Config File. I had to do this a few months back. I found this guide and followed it exactly and it worked. Here’s the link: How To Move Wordpress To A New Server Or Host | JWRmedia.com [...]

]]> By: George http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-767 George Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:08:52 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-767 Lisa it seems to me that wordpress is not properly installed Lisa it seems to me that wordpress is not properly installed

]]> By: Lisa http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-766 Lisa Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:04:50 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-766 Hello George- Thank you for your tip, I did change my password. I was able to navigate to my site. Got a 404 when I logged with site.com/wp-admin when I logged in with site.com/wp-login.php I got a login screen with following error in the "username" field this was autopopulated "<br" characters in the place where password box is normally, this is what it stated. Fatal error: Call to undefined function esc_attr() in /home/netgurl1/public_html/wp-login.php on line 505 I don't know php so when I checked the source wp-login.php file I could not determine what would be required to fix this? Lisa Hello George-
Thank you for your tip, I did change my password.
I was able to navigate to my site.
Got a 404 when I logged with site.com/wp-admin

when I logged in with site.com/wp-login.php
I got a login screen with following error
in the “username” field this was autopopulated “<br” characters

in the place where password box is normally, this is what it
stated.

Fatal error: Call to undefined function esc_attr() in /home/netgurl1/public_html/wp-login.php on line 505

I don’t know php so when I checked the source wp-login.php file I could not determine what would be required to fix this?

Lisa

]]> By: George http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-762 George Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:12:07 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-762 Lisa To change the Wordpress password through the database, you need to login to your phpmyadmin panel. 1. Find your wordpress database and select it 2. Find table wp_users 3. Click on the user table link 4. Then find and click on Browse 5. Find the user for whom you want to edit the password and click on the the pencil image next to the red X. 6. Now you need to use a MD5 password and not plain text. So go to http://pajhome.org.uk/crypt/md5/ and convert your plain text password to MD5. 7. Copy and paste your MD5 password in the place of the old one in phpmyadmin 8. Save the password and that should do the trick If you are still having trouble, let me know Lisa
To change the Wordpress password through the database, you need to login to your phpmyadmin panel.
1. Find your wordpress database and select it
2. Find table wp_users
3. Click on the user table link
4. Then find and click on Browse
5. Find the user for whom you want to edit the password and click on the the pencil image next to the red X.
6. Now you need to use a MD5 password and not plain text. So go to http://pajhome.org.uk/crypt/md5/ and convert your plain text password to MD5.
7. Copy and paste your MD5 password in the place of the old one in phpmyadmin
8. Save the password and that should do the trick

If you are still having trouble, let me know

]]> By: Lisa http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-760 Lisa Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:40:05 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-760 Thank you very much for writing this clear tutorial. I did everything except for create a new SQL db. This is what I did. 1. download another different domain name on another host WP SQL db and WPHome.tar file. 2. upload these files to a new host/ new domain name 3. added files to existing db as the db had no posts other than hello post, so a blog was already installed with db using fantastico. 4. replaced URL names on wp_posts to new URL name 5. Followed your instructions above (except creating a new db) 6. couldn't remember my existing db pswd (arrghhh) 7. tried to change wp sql db user password following instructions at http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password changed successfully but still can not login into examplesite.com/wp-admin or examplesite.com/wp-login.php I get this error Error establishing a database connection This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can't contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host's database server is down. * Are you sure you have the correct username and password? * Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname? * Are you sure that the database server is running? Any ideas on how to change a WP SQL user password ? Lisa Thank you very much for writing this clear tutorial. I did everything except for create a new SQL db. This is what I did.
1. download another different domain name on another host WP SQL db and WPHome.tar file.
2. upload these files to a new host/ new domain name
3. added files to existing db as the db had no posts other than hello post, so a blog was already installed with db using fantastico.
4. replaced URL names on wp_posts to new URL name
5. Followed your instructions above (except creating a new db)
6. couldn’t remember my existing db pswd (arrghhh)
7. tried to change wp sql db user password following instructions at
http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password changed successfully
but still can not login into examplesite.com/wp-admin or examplesite.com/wp-login.php

I get this error
Error establishing a database connection

This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host’s database server is down.

* Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
* Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?
* Are you sure that the database server is running?
Any ideas on how to change a WP SQL user password ?

Lisa

]]> By: John http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-753 John Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:43:00 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-753 Thank you very much for writing this great tutorial. Thank you very much for writing this great tutorial.

]]> By: JJ Spelman http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-743 JJ Spelman Tue, 26 May 2009 10:11:30 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-743 FINALLY! I have been pulling my hair out, scouring the internet, creating and deleting databases, dumping records, exporting and importing - all to no avail for over 4 hours. Then lo and behold I find your tutorial. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! 'nuff said! :-) FINALLY! I have been pulling my hair out, scouring the internet, creating and deleting databases, dumping records, exporting and importing – all to no avail for over 4 hours. Then lo and behold I find your tutorial. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

’nuff said!

:-)

]]> By: Nizam Mohammad http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-741 Nizam Mohammad Mon, 25 May 2009 00:18:21 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-741 hi there, thanks for a detailed steps-by-steps guide. it's really helpful. however, after completing all the steps, I was prompted with this error. seeking your assistance Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_option() in /home/kembaram/public_html/wp-admin/admin.php on line 21 hi there,

thanks for a detailed steps-by-steps guide. it’s really helpful. however, after completing all the steps, I was prompted with this error.

seeking your assistance

Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_option() in /home/kembaram/public_html/wp-admin/admin.php on line 21

]]> By: Gayze http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-717 Gayze Mon, 04 May 2009 12:43:38 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-717 Thank you SO much for this! To prevent too much downtime, I'm totally redoing my site using WordPress as a CMS on my localhost, and uploading it to the new server was one of those head-scratchers. Your instructions made it so much more clear! Kudos! Thank you SO much for this! To prevent too much downtime, I’m totally redoing my site using WordPress as a CMS on my localhost, and uploading it to the new server was one of those head-scratchers. Your instructions made it so much more clear! Kudos!

]]> By: watchout http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-714 watchout Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:39:31 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-714 Thank you very much for writing this great tutorial. Thank you very much for writing this great tutorial.

]]> By: John Robinson http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-685 John Robinson Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:23:59 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-685 @ Robert: Yes it is as long as you have a backup copy of your files and database. @ Robert:

Yes it is as long as you have a backup copy of your files and database.

]]> By: Robert http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-684 Robert Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:03:20 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-684 is it still possible to transfer my site to other host when it is already down?. is it still possible to transfer my site to other host when it is already down?.

]]> By: Pavel Holoborodko http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-620 Pavel Holoborodko Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:55:56 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-620 In my case I needed to do one additional step. It is unclear which encoding phpMyAdmin uses to export databases - utf8, etc.. However it should be properly selected while importing otherwise results will be unpredictable (in my case posts were imported only partially despite of phpMyAdmin says everything is ok). I solved this puzzle by converting exported database to utf8 encoding manually by Notepad++ and by selecting utf8 on import stage. In my case I needed to do one additional step.

It is unclear which encoding phpMyAdmin uses to export databases – utf8, etc..
However it should be properly selected while importing otherwise results will be unpredictable (in my case posts were imported only partially despite of phpMyAdmin says everything is ok).

I solved this puzzle by converting exported database to utf8 encoding manually by Notepad++ and by selecting utf8 on import stage.

]]> By: Jahangir agha http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-613 Jahangir agha Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:46:05 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-613 Excellent tutorial, very well explained and easy to understand. I have never done the wordpress site transfer and it was my first attempt when I transferred a wordpress site following this tutorial. It has transferred successfully but not showing the content. I am sure it must be my mistake somewhere, I will get it fixed. Thank you very much for writing this great tutorial. Excellent tutorial, very well explained and easy to understand.

I have never done the wordpress site transfer and it was my first attempt when I transferred a wordpress site following this tutorial. It has transferred successfully but not showing the content.

I am sure it must be my mistake somewhere, I will get it fixed.

Thank you very much for writing this great tutorial.

]]> By: Pavel Holoborodko http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-612 Pavel Holoborodko Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:42:42 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-612 Thank you so much for the tutorial! I've just moved my blog to a new server using it. Thank you so much for the tutorial!
I’ve just moved my blog to a new server using it.

]]> By: Shannon http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-525 Shannon Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:27:42 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-525 I have no clue what I would have done without you. You rock! I have no clue what I would have done without you. You rock!

]]> By: Jay http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-275 Jay Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:26:48 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-275 Don't ask me why but I figured I try deleting the username and just assigning it again to the database and it works now. Don’t ask me why but I figured I try deleting the username and just assigning it again to the database and it works now.

]]> By: Jay http://blog.triphp.com/how-to/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-server-or-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-274 Jay Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:12:44 +0000 http://www.jwrmedia.com/?p=838#comment-274 Yep, I checked those. I have my hostingaccount_id format. Yep, I checked those. I have my hostingaccount_id format.

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