\n2. Copy the database<\/strong>
\n3. Reconfigure <\/strong>(optional)<\/p>\n
Copy the files<\/h2>\n
There are many ways you can copy files:<\/p>\n
Via FTP (FileZilla) \u2013 slower option:<\/h3>\n
1. Open FileZilla<\/strong> More info about using FileZilla<\/strong> you can find here\u00a0FileZilla client tutorial<\/a><\/p>\n 1. Open your cPanel<\/strong> on source server<\/strong> More info about File Manager in cPanel<\/strong> you can find here\u00a0Working with File Manager in cPanel<\/a><\/p>\n Best way to transfer Database would be via phpMyAdmin<\/strong>. 1. Login<\/strong> into your destination server\u2019s cPanel<\/strong> If something is wrong with your connection to Database<\/strong> you can easily fix that in wp-config.php<\/strong> in your public_htm<\/strong>l directory because all of your database logins (DB name<\/strong>, DB user<\/strong> and DB password<\/strong>) are located there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When you move your WordPress website from one server to another, you need to perform 3 tasks: 1. Copy the files 2. Copy the database 3. Reconfigure (optional) Copy the files There are many ways you can copy files: Via FTP (FileZilla) \u2013 slower option: 1. Open FileZilla 2. In left window navigate to destination… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356,"href":"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338\/revisions\/356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n2. In left window navigate to destination folder<\/strong> (left click to create new one
\n3a. If you created your site the you can press CTRL + S<\/strong> to enter Site Manager<\/strong> and then choose your source server<\/strong>
\n3b. If you haven\u2019t created site in Site Manager<\/strong> go to upper part enter Host<\/strong>, Username<\/strong> and Password<\/strong> and click on Quickconnect<\/strong>
\n4. In right window locate your public_html<\/strong> directory
\n5. Right click<\/strong> \u2013 Download<\/strong>
\n6. When it finishes go to your destination server<\/strong>
\n7. Upload your files<\/strong> (you downloaded earlier) from your computer\u00a0b<\/p>\nVia cPanel \u2013 faster option:<\/h3>\n
\n2. Go to File Manager<\/strong> \u2013 Web Root (public_html\/www)<\/strong> \u2013 Go<\/strong>
\n3. Click on Select All<\/strong> \u2013 GZipped Tar Archive<\/strong> \u2013 Compress File(s)<\/strong>
\n4. Download<\/strong> to your computer
\n5. Upload to new server<\/strong> (or use SSH<\/strong> to transfer Server to Server<\/strong>)<\/p>\nDatabase<\/h2>\n
Exporting the database<\/h3>\n
\n1. Login<\/strong> to your cPanel<\/strong> account on source server
\n2. Go to phpMyAdmin<\/strong>
\n3. Locate your WP database<\/strong>
\n4. Click on Export<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"1\"](\"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/18-300x151.jpg\")
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\n5. Click on Custom \u2013 display all possible option<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"2\"](\"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/26-300x200.jpg\")
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\n6. Check Add DROP TABLE \/ VIEW \/ PROCEDURE<\/strong> \u2013 Click Go<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"3\"](\"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/35-300x256.jpg\")
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\n7. Download window will pop-up (if everything is ok) and you can choose where to save your database<\/strong>. It will be file with .sql<\/strong> extension<\/p>\nImporting the database<\/h3>\n
\n2. Create database<\/strong> via MySQL Database Wizard<\/strong> (if you\u2019re not sure how, refer to How to install WordPress script manually<\/a>)
\n3. Login<\/strong> to your phpMyAdmin<\/strong>
\n4. Select newly created database<\/strong> and click on Import<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"4\"](\"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/43-300x70.jpg\")
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\n5. Click on Browse<\/strong> \u2013 Choose you *.sql file<\/strong> \u2013 Click Go<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"5\"](\"https:\/\/servikus.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/51-300x158.jpg\")
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\n6. If phpMyAdmin report some error it may be false-positive<\/strong>. Check your database to see if your tables are there<\/p>\nReconfiguration<\/h2>\n