Comments on: Moving WordPress site to new host

By: christinavos

christinavos — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:25:56 +0000

Thanks so much for adding that info. Some of my more “adventurous” readers will be able to utilize your suggestion.

By: lawless

lawless — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:18:49 +0000

Also, sometimes, hosts will have an IP address where your site is accessible.

You can access it through the IP address directly if your DNS info has been changed.

Easiest way to dump out the database is to use phpMyAdmin and select the export tab. Select All , choose SQL, make sure Structure and Data are checked and check the “Save as file” box at the bottom.

This will dump out a full SQL backup of your db. On your new host just select the “Import” tab and import the SQL file.

This way everything is native to phpMyAdmin and you won’t have formatting issues with a plug-in backup and phpMyAdmin import function.

Any decent host that has mySQL databases will have a phpMyAdmin interface.

By: christinavos

christinavos — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:55:14 +0000

Dave,
You are correct. Completely forgot about changing back.
Even though Mary and I discussed it, the whole “account active till end of month” didn’t sink in to my brain receptors apparently.

Just goes to show, we are all constantly learning. Sharing what we know helps others.

~Christina

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:43:05 +0000

Waitwaitwait! Just because you changed the DNS settings doesn’t mean that the old site is inaccessible!

Just change the DNS settings to point to your old host, and grab your stuff!

If for some reason you can’t do that, edit your HOSTS file on your computer to point to the old server
For instructions see “External Links” at the bottom of this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file

By: Mary H Ruth

Mary H Ruth — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:26:15 +0000

Thanks Christina – Got this properly bookmarked!