[wp-hackers] Tips for moving a Wordpress install

[Mike Schinkel]

> I've been trying to find a good guide to moving a Wordpress installed site
> from one location to another, more specifically from one host to another.

Are you trying to chance the domain name or use the same domain name?  I assume the latter?

-Mike Schinkel

On Dec 1, 2009, at 3:20 PM, Christian Gundersson wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've been trying to find a good guide to moving a Wordpress installed site
> from one location to another, more specifically from one host to another.
> 
> All guides I've found fail in one aspect or the other. Either they
> completely disregard moving the media library(an important part in many of
> my sites) or they move files but not metadata information.
> 
> There is always the complete database backup option using phpMyAdmin but
> won't that screw with site urls etc?
> 
> How do you guys move from a development install to a live install site?
> 
> PS. If anyone can fill me in as to why media library info isn't included in
> WPs built in import/export feature that would be nice to.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Regards
> Christian
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