How to Move your WordPress Site to a New Server

How to Move your WordPress Site to a New Server

A number of individuals think twice before changing their hosting provider. Loss of data and excess downtime are two of the main reasons why people stick to existing hosting plans, even though they might not be completely satisfied with the service. Cheaper and better hosting is always an alluring factor, and you should know how to move your WordPress site to a new server.

In order to get started you should know the basics of moving your WordPress site in the right manner. Here are a few easy steps that you should keep in mind while making the switch.

Downloading important WP folders and files:

The first step is quite straightforward and involves downloading the entire wp-content folder as well as the wp-config.php file to your PC. This contains all the customizations that you had done on WordPress. Log in using your ftp client.

Back up for WordPress database:

Check in to your original site server and visit the Control Panel. From here, launch phpMyAdmin. From here, locating your WordPress database is a breeze and you need to click on ‘Export’. Ensure that you’ve checked the “Save as File” option at the bottom. This means you now have your entire WordPress database backed up and ready to upload on the new server.