I was trying to move my WordPress website to a new location, but the usual way you can move websites does not work, and Some stuff will not even move with it? WHY?
You have to do move WordPress with special care and technique, if you want to move the wordpress to a different location follow steps below.
NOTE!!! Backup your files first!!!!
How To Move A WordPress Blog or Website
For those of us who host our own blog or website, it is inevitable that it will have to be moved. First, you might need to move your blog if you are switching your web host. And second, you might also need to ‘move’ your website if you are transferring it to a new domain, new directory, or creating an alternate version on a local server.
Move WordPress to a New Hosting Package
Believe it or not, this is the easiest type of move. And there are two main ways to go about it.
Method 1: Use WordPress’ Built-In Import
WordPress features a built-in import to facilitate the process of moving content from one blog to another. And there are only three steps that you need to follow to get you blog up and running.
Create an export file. On your own blog, navigate to ‘Export’ and create a WordPress export file. This is a special XML files which will contain your posts, pages,comments, custom fields, categories, and tags.
Install WordPress on your new host. You will now need to create a working installation of WordPress on your new host. And be sure to upload your entire wp-content directory to the new installation.
Import the WordPress export files. Now, navigate to ‘Import’ on the new installation and upload the export file that you created in step 1. And that’s it! Your website should be completely functional.
Method 2: Work Directly With The Database
Sometimes, due to web hosting restrictions, or based on the size of your export file, Method 1 will not work so well. So now, you’ll hear about our preferred method. For this, you will need database access, (often phpMyAdmin,) and a little more technical knowledge.
Create a database dump or database export file. Access your database and download its contents. Sometimes, a web host will have a utility which ‘backs up’ a database without ever having to access the database directly.
Transfer all files. Using FTP download all files from your ‘old’ web host. And then upload them to your new web host. Be sure to update the settings in your wp-config.php file, which holds your database access information.
Import your database. You will now need to access the new database. Once it is set up, import the file that you created in step 1.
Move WordPress to a New Domain or Directory
To move WordPress to a new domain requires a few more steps. As with the steps mentioned above, you will probably need to physically change the location of your WordPress installation. In addition, you will also need to update your WordPress settings and permalinks.
New Directory
The move to a new directory is likely easier than moving to a new domain. Here are the options that we suggest:
Option 1: Move Files
Transfer all files. As in the steps above, transfer all files from the old directory to the new directory. Do not delete any files yet!
Update your WordPress settings. In the WordPress admin area for the ‘old’ directory, go to Settings->General. Update the ‘WordPress address’ and ‘Blog address’ to reflect the change. When you hit save, the blog will no longer be accessible in your old directory.
Update permalinks. Now, navigate to the new directory. You should see the blog up and running. Upload and activate the Update URLs plugin. Go to Settings->Update URLs and enter the appropriate settings to update all of your links. And presto, your website is ready to go.
Clean up. Once you verify that the transfer was successful, you can delete the files in your old WordPress directory.
Option 2: WordPress Import/Export
You can also opt for the WordPress Import/Export file method given above as Method 1. If you choose this method, you will also have to update your permalinks using the Update URLs plugin.
http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-plugin-update-urls/
Option 3: Only Change URL
Sometimes, it is not possible to change the physical WordPress directory. In these cases, you can change the url by simply updating WordPress settings. To do this, go to Settings -> General. Here you will find two settings: WordPress Address and Blog Address. By updating only the Blog Address, WordPress will ‘map’ to the new directory. Note: You will need to move the index.php file to the blog address directory.
New Domain
Likewise, there are multiple ways to move to a new domain.
Method 1 – revised (WordPress Import)
To move to a new domain, we suggest Method 1 above. If you have a lot of posts, this may be tricky as the export tool has been known to ‘timeout’. However, you might be able to create multiple export files by creating one file per author. The only modification to method 1 is the step below.
4. Update permalinks. Upload and activate the Update URLs plugin. Go to Settings->Update URLs and enter the appropriate settings to update all of your links.
Method 2 – revised (Database)
Similarly, you can also opt to work directly with the database, as in Method 1. If working with the database, you will have a bit more technical work on your hands. See step 4 below.
4. Update settings with SQL. One you have successfully imported the database, you will need to update some settings to make the website functional. SQL sample queries are listed below.
Sample Query To Update WordPress Settings
UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = replace(option_value, 'http://www.old-url.com', 'http://www.new-url.com') WHERE option_name = 'home' OR option_name = 'siteurl';
Sample Query To Update Permalinks
UPDATE wp_posts SET guid = replace(guid, 'http://www.old-url.com','http://www.new-url.com');
Sample Query to Update Any Links Embedded In Content
UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = replace(post_content, 'http://www.old-url.com', 'http://www.new-url.com');
Sometimes, you might have omitted the www from your domain when cross-linking posts or referencing images, so you should also run the above query without the ‘www’ for your old domain.
For more information on changing the website url, see http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress and http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL.
My cited Work for moving wordpress
http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-move-a-wordpress-blog-or-website/
All brake this down for you in easy lesson in the future, but I have moved my wordpress from one location within the same domain and it does work. All Other techniques have not been tested and I strongly recommend you to backup your files, download all your files to your desktop, just copy the folder wordpress to your pc on your desktop and then backup your sql files in your cpanel to your pc desktop too.
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