Everything.
All of it
every single file.
There is some info this way:
http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress
but no commandline stuff of note I’m afraid if you are into that stuff…..
Podz has a great tutorial/guide he wrote about moving your WP site to another:
http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/move/
If you have more in-depth questions, though feel free to ask.
EDIT: Er…well I was a bit too late, he beat me to it!….so never mind.
I just need to find out my dads log-in info to gain access to the control panel>databases.
I will start there thanks.
ceo,
Podz ALWAYS beats everyone to the punch! 🙂
NuclearMoose,
True ’nuff – but it was just amusing that it was mere seconds this time. 🙂
I gained access to my dads msql database and saved the files. Now I just need to upload them to my new host.
Does it matter if I upload the msql database before the actual files (the index and layout.css etc.)?
No it doesn’t but you will see errors until both the db connects and the sql file is back in place.
It doesn’t matter which order you upload them. Once they are uploaded, you will not need to re-run wp-admin/install.php again. This is a common mistake, so upload all of you files, make any changes to wp-config.php that may be necessary, and the site should be good to go.
So I’m moving host finally. I downloaded the ENTIRE database (32megs) and the mysql file (11megs) using Boren’s 1.5 plugin.
So far so good. Nice and easy, not problems.
Now I want to check that everything is working before I move my domain name to the new host.
Not really sure what the steps are. Upload all my files (32megs), then go to phpadmin and upload connect the mysql file?
What are the files I’d need to reconfigure wp-config.php for the new database?
What about the domain name that hasn’t been updated?
wp-config.php – ask your host for the details as you needed them when you first got WP.
11meg db ? Use a stats plugin ? First, copy it, and don’t touch the original.
That may take some time to import, and it might even be needed to be done in chunks if the importer has limits.
If you have indeed been using a stats plugin, deleting all that data might be necessary. Might, not definitely.
Steps are this:
– Upload the db
– Upload the wp files once config is correct
– Open browser and visit site.
You do NOT run install.php, OR upgrade.php – it will just work (hopefuly 🙂 )
Domain name – are you waiting for propagation ?
Right now though, copy everything you downloaded, put the original out of harms way on your machine and work off the copies.
Hmm yeah using a stats plugin, guess I should delete that first, that way, I’ll reduce the db size right?
As for the domain name, I’ve not actually gotten it transfered yet. I really need to check everything is working fine first. Is that a problem?
The domain name isn’t really an issue – the host will sort that.
I would get another db backup without stats though. Still keep the huge one – may be useful at some point.
