Title: Migration, Nameserver question
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Migration, Nameserver question

 *  [Diana Thompson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/likethegoddess/)
 * (@likethegoddess)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-nameserver-question/)
 * So, I’m migrating a WordPress site from its test location on one domain to its
   home domain while changing hosting companies for its destination domain.
 * I’ve already uploaded the latest version of WP to the destination server and 
   initiated the DNS transfer of the domain. I understand it can take 1-2 days to
   complete the transfer.
 * Can I continue with the process (changing the addresses in the dashboard general
   settings, backing up/restoring the database) while the domain name still points
   to the old site or do I have to wait till the transfer goes through?
 * Thanks.

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-nameserver-question/#post-892057)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_to_a_New_Server](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_to_a_New_Server)
   
   review this
 *  Thread Starter [Diana Thompson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/likethegoddess/)
 * (@likethegoddess)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-nameserver-question/#post-892075)
 * Thanks for the response. Can I go ahead with this process while the nameserver
   change is still in transit?
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-nameserver-question/#post-892076)
 * of course you can.
 * what you need to keep in mind, though, is that wordpress is going to attempt 
   to redirect you to wherever your site url (or is it the home url) points.
 * one simple fix to this, if you have that sort of server access, is to just put
   an entry inside the /etc/hosts file (if non windows). Thats infinitely more simple
   that making database changes.

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 * [dns](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/dns/)
 * [nameserver](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/nameserver/)
 * [process](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/process/)

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 * Last reply from: [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-nameserver-question/#post-892076)
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