{"id":5434,"date":"2017-01-31T12:22:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T09:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unihost.com\/help\/ru\/?p=5434"},"modified":"2023-01-19T13:59:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T10:59:40","slug":"how-to-transfer-a-wordpress-website-to-a-new-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unihost.com\/help\/how-to-transfer-a-wordpress-website-to-a-new-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"How to transfer a WordPress website to a new hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"

IMPORTANT<\/strong>: Most of the time, all you need to transfer a website is Duplicator. This manual is for those, who prefer not to use a plugin and do it all by hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to transfer a WordPress website (or pretty much any other one) to the new hosting, you will need its files and databases.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Download the files from the old hosting<\/span><\/h2>\n

First, download the files to your PC. In order to do this:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Log into your website using FTP and copy its content to your PC.<\/span>\n
      \n
    1. Create a separate folder for the website\u2019s content \u2014 this way you will be sure that those file will not intermix with the others.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Make sure that you are in the root folder of your website \u2014 you will need all of its contents.<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Download may take a lot of time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Transfer the database<\/span><\/h2>\n

      Just like files, you will need to download the database too.<\/span><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Log into your old hosting\u2019s control panel.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Go to PHPMyAdmin menu.<\/span>
        \n \"Export<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Select the database that is connected to WordPress.<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Click on Export<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. Choose Quick export method and SQL format.<\/span><\/li>\n
      6. Click \u041e\u041a and save the file when prompted<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Now, you need to transfer the information from your old database to the new hosting. But first, you need to create a database there. To do this:<\/span><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Log into cPanel on Unihost.<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Go to the MySQL Databases menu<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. Create a new database and user<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Now you need to import the data from the old database to the new one.<\/span><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Go back to the cPanel\u2019s main page.<\/span><\/li>\n
          2. Go to phpMyAdmin menu.<\/span>
            \n \"Import<\/span><\/li>\n
          3. From the list to the left, select your new database.<\/span><\/li>\n
          4. Click on Import.<\/span><\/li>\n
          5. In the field File to import, select the file with the database you\u2019ve downloaded earlier.<\/span><\/li>\n
          6. Uncheck Partial Import.<\/span><\/li>\n
          7. Make sure that the Format is set to SQL.<\/span><\/li>\n
          8. Click GO.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Edit the files<\/span><\/h2>\n

            In order for your website to recognize the new database, you need to edit wp-config.php,<\/span><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Open the folder on your PC, where you\u2019ve downloaded your website.<\/span><\/li>\n
            2. Find the file \u2018wp-config.php\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n
            3. Make a backup copy of it. Call it wp-config-old.php and save it to the safe place.<\/span><\/li>\n
            4. Open the original file with any text editor.<\/span>
              \n \"edit<\/span><\/li>\n
            5. Find the line \u201cdefine(‘DB_NAME’, ‘db_name’);\u201d where db_name \u2014 the name of your old database<\/span><\/li>\n
            6. Change it to the name of the new one.<\/span><\/li>\n
            7. Repeat with \u201cdefine(‘DB_USER’, ‘db_user’);\u201d and \u201cdefine(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘db_pass’);\u201d. Change them to your new username and password respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n
            8. Save the changes to the file<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Upload the website\u2019s files to the new hosting<\/span><\/h2>\n
                \n
              1. Log into your Unihost hosting by FTP and upload the files to it.<\/span>\n
                  \n
                1. Make sure you are in the root folder of your hosting before you start copying.<\/span><\/li>\n
                2. Upload may take a lot of time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Once the copying is over, check whether or not your website works.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  IMPORTANT: Most of the time, all you need to transfer a website is Duplicator. This manual is for those, who prefer not to use a plugin and do it all by hand. In order to transfer a WordPress website (or pretty much any other one) to the new hosting, you will need its files and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[253,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cms-wordpress","category-vps"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to transfer a Wordpress website to a new hosting - Unihost.FAQ<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Most of the time you need to transfer a website is Duplicator. 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