WordPress

Move Wordpress to a new server

• Export the database.
• Create a blank database in phpmyadmin with the same name
• Import the database into the database you just created
• Copy the entire folder over from the old installation to the new server
• Check the wp-config.php file make sure everything is ok

If you change the URL then you have to update the database also

• Log into phpmyadmin
• click sql

UPDATE bd_options SET option_value = replace(option_value, 'http://www.oldurl.com', 'http://www.newurl.com') WHERE option_name = 'home' OR option_name = 'siteurl';

UPDATE bd_posts SET post_content = replace(post_content, 'http://www.oldurl.com', 'http://www.newurl.com');

UPDATE bd_postmeta SET meta_value = replace(meta_value,'http://www.oldurl.com','http://www.newurl.com');

UPDATE bd_usermeta SET meta_value = replace(meta_value, 'http://www.oldurl.com', 'http://www.newurl.com');

UPDATE bd_links SET link_url = replace(link_url, 'http://www.oldurl.com','http://www.newurl.com');

UPDATE bd_comments SET comment_content = replace(comment_content , 'http://www.oldurl.com','http://www.newurl.com');