Migrate wordpress site

[uStranger]

Hi,

I need to move my wordpress site to my new server.

Anyone have Ideas how to do it ?

Please help !

[BoD - Chris]

It's very easy just:
1) Move db
2) Move files
3) set new DB access data for wp-config.php
4) set permission 777 for wp-content/uploads/ directory

if on plesk use the migration manager if on cpanel create a cpmove file and ftp it to the new server and then restoer the cpmove file

That's it

[Nash Watson]

Hello Chris,

I have moved data and database but I am getting database error.
is this something related to the file permissions ?

[LogenWilson]

Originally Posted by Nash Watson

Hello Chris,

I have moved data and database but I am getting database error.
is this something related to the file permissions ?

May be, but I think you need to elaborate few things such as what type of error message you are receiving? Which control panel you are using? Etc.....

[George]

Hi,

While migrating wordpress sites from old server to new server such "database error" is very common, if user name for hosting account is different as compare to old server. You must check wp-config.php file to check database name/database user name and database user password.Please check following example for wp-config.php database settings.

/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define('DB_NAME', 'test_wrdp1');

/** MySQL database username */
define('DB_USER', 'test_wrdp1');

/** MySQL database password */
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'asdasd3al');

Make sure that you are using correct database name,database user name and password as per new server hosting account user name in above example we are using old hosting account user name as "test", if its incorrect for example you have created new hosting account on new server with user name "test123" then create new database,database user name from your control panel and assigned proper privilege to database user to respective wordpress database as well as make respective changes in wp-config.php file. For example check following wp-config.php file after changing user name as per new server hosting account user name "test123".

/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define('DB_NAME', 'test123_wrdp1');

/** MySQL database username */
define('DB_USER', 'test123_wrdp1');

/** MySQL database password */
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'asdasd3al');

Hope it will resolve your issue, if you are still having any issue then please PM me.