{"id":5741,"date":"2017-02-17T18:04:39","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T15:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unihost.com\/help\/transfer_drupal_on_host\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T13:59:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T10:59:41","slug":"transfer_drupal_on_host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unihost.com\/help\/transfer_drupal_on_host\/","title":{"rendered":"How to transfer a Drupal website to a new hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"

In order to transfer your Drupal website to a new hosting, you will need to transfer its files and database..\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prerequisits<\/span><\/h2>\n

On a server \u2014 root (admin level) access, Linux\/Windows Apache, MySQL and PHP.<\/span><\/p>\n

On a hosting \u2014 admin panel or access via SSH.<\/span><\/p>\n

Creating a database backup<\/span><\/h2>\n

Before you create a backup, you will need to clear Drupal’s cache. In order to do this:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Log into Drupal’s admin panel<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. In the top menu click on Configuration\/Development\/Performance<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Click on Clear all caches<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You can backup the database through phpMyAdmin<\/em>. Alternatively, you can do this via a console. We will provide instructions for both scenarios.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Backing the database up via phpMyAdmin<\/span><\/h3>\n
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    1. Log into your admin panel<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Go to phpMyAdmin<\/em> menu.<\/span>
      \n\"phpMyAdmin\"<\/li>\n
    3. Choose the necessary database on the left. You will see a list of tables to the right.<\/span>
      \n\"replace\"<\/li>\n
    4. Click Export<\/em>. This will open a new page.<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Click Go<\/em> and save the file.<\/span>
      \n\"export-db02\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Backing the database up via console on Linux<\/span><\/h3>\n
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      1. In order to back up the database via console, enter the following command into the terminal:<\/span>\n
        mysql -u user_name -p user_password database_name > path\/and\/file_name_for_backup.sql<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
      2. Press Enter<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        Backing the database up via console on Linux (Drush)<\/span><\/h3>\n
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        1. If you have Drush installed, enter the following command into the terminal:<\/span>\n
          drush sql-dump > path\/and\/file_name_for_backup.sql<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
        2. Press Enter<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          Backing the database up via console on Windows<\/span><\/h3>\n
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          1. Open the command prompt (Win+R<\/em>, or Start\/Accessories\/Command prompt<\/em>).<\/span><\/li>\n
          2.  Using the command prompt, go to the folder where you have MySQL installed. To do this, enter:<\/span>\n
            cd Path\/to\/MySQL\/installation\/folder<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
          3. Press Enter<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n
          4.  Go to the folder with executable files. To do this, enter:<\/span>\n
            cd bin<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
          5. Press Enter<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n
          6.  Save the backup into the file. In order to do this, enter:<\/span>\n
            mysqldump.exe -e -u user_name -p user_password database_name > path\/and\/file_name_for_backup.sql<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
          7. Press Enter<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            Transferring the website’s files<\/span><\/h2>\n
            After you have the database backed up, you need to transfer the website’s files to a new hosting. In order to do this, you need to archive them. Transferring an archive is faster and more safe than transferring each files separately.<\/span><\/p>\n
            After you have downloaded the website’s archive, upload it to our hosting and unpack it.<\/span><\/p>\n
            Importing the database backup<\/span><\/h2>\n
            Before you import a backup, you need to create a database. If you need instructions:<\/span><\/p>\n