Access WordPress off defunct domain

  • captainharlock

    (@captainharlock)


    7 years, 11 months ago

    Hi Everyone,

    I previously had a wordpress site and would log in through http://www.domain.com/wp-admin/

    I no longer own this domain and want to migrate the wordpress site to a new domain. How do I access the wordpress site and modify it without being able to login through the wp-admin link?

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  • George Appiah

    (@gappiah)

    7 years, 11 months ago

    @captainharlock,

    You can change the address in the database directly if you have access to it. You can often access the database from your host’s control panel (eg cPanel).

    Another option is to plug the new address into your wp-config.php file. Again, you need to be able to access this file from your host’s control panel or FTP.

    Of course, before you do this, first make sure the new domain properly resolves to the existing WordPress installation.

    See step by step instructions for both (and more) methods here:

    https://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Changing_The_Site_URL

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