How To Migrate Site

Migrating a WordPress site involves moving your WordPress files, database, and settings from one hosting environment to another, or from a local development environment to a live server. Here are the general steps to migrate a WordPress site, including using plugins for easy migration.

1. Manual WordPress Migration

Step 1: Back Up Your Website

• Files: Use an FTP client (like FileZilla) to download all your WordPress files from the public_html folder (or wherever WordPress is installed).
• Database: Use phpMyAdmin or a similar database management tool to export your WordPress database as a .sql file.

Step 2: Upload Files to the New Server

• Connect to the new server via FTP and upload the WordPress files you downloaded earlier.

Step 3: Create a New Database

• In your new hosting environment, use phpMyAdmin to create a new database and assign a user with full privileges to it.

Step 4: Import the Database

• Using phpMyAdmin on your new server, import the .sql file that you exported earlier into the new database.

Step 5: Update wp-config.php

In your uploaded WordPress files, locate the wp-config.php file and update it with the new database details (name, username, and password).