How To Transfer Website From One Hosting To Another Server?

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How To Transfer Website From One Hosting To Another Server?

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The most convenient way to transfer hosting files from one server to another is Via FTP. And the following steps Involves in transferring files:

Step 1: Connect website hosting server with Filezilla Software:

Check FTP Server details in your hosting panel. E.g

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  • After this open Filezilla Software; Go to Site Manager—Click on New Site or Press Ctrl+S

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  • Fill the following details: Host, Username, Password, Port (Mostly used 21)

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    • After filling the details Click on connect button:
  • Click on htdocs folder—Wp_content

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  • Download Wp_content folder in your computer.
  • Download Wp_config.php file in your computer.

Its done we have both wp_content & wp_config file in our computer. Now, the second step will be start.

Step 2: Go to your hosting server CPanel.
Connect phpMyAdmin
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Click on Structure—Check all–Click on Export
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You’ll get one .sql database file. Keep it save with wp_content & wp_config folder.

Step 3: Now you need to install WordPress in your new server hosting.

  • Once installation completed then you will repeat the same procedure which I describe in Step-1.
  • Connect New Server via FTP by using Filezilla Software. Once connected then you’ll simple go to htdocs and then delete the wp_content folder which is already exist.
  • Copy the Wp_content folder by simple clicking on Upload in filezilla. E.g

  • Once completed then you’ll go to your new server PHP Myadmin panel.
  • Click on check all and delete the database & then upload the last copied .sql file in the server.

80% Process completed now we just need to connect Wp_config.php file with the database. How it will be? I will describe you in Step 4.

Step 4: Go to new hosting Cpanel….Open File Manager
Open htdocs folder…Click on wp_config.php file–Click on Edit
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It will look like this: e.g

  • Find $table_prefix and connect it with your database name.

How you will find database name? Its very simple
Go to —phpMyAdmin—Click on Structure tab.
table_prefix_number
Note down database number e.g wpn5_
At the end replace it with your current database number in $table_prefix. (Refresh your browser & site succefully transferred)
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