Title: changing host
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# changing host

 *  [mervb01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mervb01/)
 * (@mervb01)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-host-2/)
 * I’m changing host – does this mean I have to rebuild my WordPress Site or is 
   there a way to automatically move it over?
 * Thanks

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 *  [Krishna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/1nexus/)
 * (@1nexus)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-host-2/#post-3286845)
 * > does this mean I have to rebuild my WordPress Site or is there a way to automatically
   > move it over?
 * You can copy/import the files to your new hosting account. You need not rebuild
   the site. Also, backup everything including your database so that you can use
   them if anything goes wrong.
 * Some hosts either help or transfer the whole site to their server when you sign
   up a hosting account. Check if your new host will help with site transfer. Also
   read: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-host-2/#post-3286845)
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