How to migrate a WordPress website manually using cPanel

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How to migrate a WordPress website manually using cPanel - Full Tutorial
In this video I walk you through how you can manually migrate a WordPress website from one server to another. We’ll run through the exact steps required to get the website up and running in it’s new home, from backups, to uploading the files and editing the database on the new server and finally we’ll look at updating the domain DNS.
There could be several reason that you may want to be able to this, this most common being that a plugin you used may have timed out or maybe you just want to learn how to do this manually. It’s always useful to know and understand how this works.
I hope you find the video useful and please be sure to like and subscribe.
See you on the next one!
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More Resources:
Mac commands for updating hosts file.
sudo nano /etc/hosts
Command for flushing DNS
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
How to edit a hosts file on Windows:
4it.com.au/kb/...
Testing DNS Status:
www.whatsmydns...
Chapters
00:00 - Intro.
00:17 - Bumper.
00:22 - Prerequisites for this tutorial.
00:40 - What we’re going to be doing and why.
00:55 - Making a backup of our WordPress website files.
03:04 - Making a backup of our WordPress database.
04:40 - Uploading the backup to our new hosting account.
06:00 - Uploading the backup of our WordPress database.
07:15 - Configuring the database (if URL change).
08:23 - Update our wp-config.php file.
09:40 - Identifying which version server files you are seeing.
10:44 - Testing the new site - updating local hosts file.
13:08 - Testing the website migration was successful.
14:28 - Updating domain DNS.
16:09 - Testing DNS status
16:41 - Removing hosts entry.
17:36 - Outro.
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@iamdandavies Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching the video. If you have any questions, just ask and I'd be happy to answer. If there is anything else you'd like me to make a video on, just comment below and I'll be sure to add it to the list of upcoming videos.

@calixtashyne Ай бұрын

what if the php version of primary domain and subdomain are different is there any possible that I can migrate it

@iamdandavies Ай бұрын

@@calixtashyne Hey, yes you can migrate however you may run in to some issues, the best way to do this would be to migrate to a staging environment with the newest php version then thoroughly test the site to make sure that everything is working as it should. Make sure to check your server php error logs to give you some guidance as to what could be the issue if any. Hope this helps.

@bryanbreslov5239 Ай бұрын

This video is a perfect step-by-step explanation breaking down the whole process.

@iamdandavies Ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Glad it helped.

@marksteven4287 2 ай бұрын

Best video on this topic I was lucky to find in the past 48 hours! Thank you

@iamdandavies Ай бұрын

Wow this makes me feel happy. I didn't think anyone was watching these. Glad it helped.

@leafexchange4044 5 ай бұрын

One of the best tutorials I have ever seen. So clear, so useful. Thank you.

@iamdandavies Ай бұрын

Amazing feedback. Thank you so much. I'm glad it helped.

@Digital_EDGE_Designs 2 ай бұрын

Super helpful for my first time ever having to do this thank you!!!

@iamdandavies Ай бұрын

Great. So pleased that it helped you. Thanks again for watching.

@rickbarber2888 5 ай бұрын

By far the best cpanel migration video. Super easy to follow along and actually works. Thank You !!!

@iamdandavies 5 ай бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for the comment. Glad it helped.

@MakinWoofles-co6uf 5 ай бұрын

Very helpful for moving from individual WHM Cpanel accounts to shared hosting using subdomains. Worked like a charm! Thanks :)

@iamdandavies 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment. Glad it helped.

@tuesdayjune6041 12 сағат бұрын

What if I pointed DNS first? but I have a .gz backup file?

@divineconsultants3176 6 ай бұрын

Such a life saver. Thanks so much Dan. !!!!!!

@iamdandavies 5 ай бұрын

No problem. Thanks for the comment. Glad it helped you.

@alexandermelbaus2351 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Your help was a blessing. Great video.

@iamdandavies 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment and I’m glad this video helped you.

@ITGadgetStore 4 күн бұрын

I want to migrate a running site to a new hosting as an addon. On the new hosting, there are already two running websites. So how can I export the file? Do I need to create a separate folder?

@Digital_EDGE_Designs 2 ай бұрын

URL says /404.html When I try to load the site after clearing the dns it won’t load. It’s just stuck loading… please help!

@iamdandavies Ай бұрын

404.html? WordPress should not show that as it uses php. Have you placed it within a directory with a different static website? Is the 404 page that loads in the style of your Wordpress website?

@andresgracia474 19 күн бұрын

Dan, i did it step by step but my site just shows up a blank page with INDEX OF / and no content on it. Please help.

@chukwuemekanjoku6489 Ай бұрын

Thanks for making this process easy for me. However, after upload of my files and database, am getting a 404 server error when I want to view my website, same with my website wordpress admin login page. What should I do?

@iamdandavies Ай бұрын

Have you got any cache enabled on the site? Did you change url during migration? Just verify that they are correct and if you have cache, manually clear it by renaming the cache folder in the wp config directory.

@IwonaRepetowska-ij7so 2 ай бұрын

I have a problem that I can't solve. Please help. How can I get WordPress recognized by cPanel and Installatron after manually copying the files and database? I followed your tutorial to manually migrate my website, which included all the WordPress files and the connected database-everything. While everything works, my hosting provider uses Installatron, and I don't have access to the WordPress Manager Application. My cPanel doesn't recognize the manually copied WordPress installation, so I can't use cPanel for settings or backups. What should I do? Please help.

@iamdandavies Ай бұрын

Hey I do not have any experience with that software so I am unsure but are you not able to scan your public folder using that tool to look for any instances of Wordpress? Maybe reach out to your host support to see if they can advise or offer any assistance. I'm glad the migration worked for you though.

@olayinkadotun Ай бұрын

Well done, please if the downloaded html file is over 30Gb,will I be able to import it into my new hosting cpanel? More like hope it won't say their is a dedicated max file size for importing

@iamdandavies Ай бұрын

There should be no html file that size. Are you referring to your database or wp directory. If it’s the Wordpress directory you won’t have any restrictions (unless new host has set limits for you) if you upload the directory via ftp/sftp. Database will probably have limits so speak to your host.

@thibault_mango Жыл бұрын

Thank you Dan, super useful 👌

@iamdandavies Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad it helped. 👍

@InnocentMunemo Ай бұрын

Hi, I received the error "Error establishing a database connection" when I tried to load the site on the new domain. Please assist on where I went wrong?

@iamdandavies Ай бұрын

This would indicate that the database details in the wp config file are not correct. Verify and make sure the database name, username, password and host is all correct and that the user has all of the relevant privileges to the database in cPanel.

@InnocentMunemo Ай бұрын

@@iamdandavies Thank you! Works perfectly now.

@adityoariwibowo Жыл бұрын

My new server have several folders under public_html, shall i create the new folder (to contain files from the old server) or i need to add the domain first?

@iamdandavies Жыл бұрын

Hey what are the folders under the public_html? Are they for the domains you have set up in your hosting? Is so, yea set up the domain and action it there. Hope this helps.

@takaeshi1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, This a great video!

@iamdandavies Ай бұрын

No worries. Glad it worked for you. Appreciate the comment and feedback.

@iammichaelhughes 5 ай бұрын

my page links and images are not working do I need to edit something in the database for the new domain name. Home page works fine but other pages are 404

@iamdandavies 5 ай бұрын

Hey, go to Settings > Permalinks (change nothing) and click save. Hope this helps.

@chris.pattison 3 ай бұрын

@@iamdandavies Thanks! Great tutorial and this was the only thing that I got stuck on, all fixed now :)