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How to Move Wordpress to a New Server

By Sophia | Last Updated

If your blog still loads at a low speed after cleaning all cookies and cache, it is time for you to migrate it to a new server. To avoid the risk of data loss, please walk through the step-by-step tutorial below to learn how to move your Wordpress to a new server without any data loss.

To move a Wordpress, three parts you need to move to new server:

1. Images, videos, audios.

2. Themes

3. Database, include articles, comments, account informations.

Three Steps to Move Wordpress to a New Server

We break down the process into three steps to make it easy for you to follow.

Step 1: Backup your WordPress with FTP.

1. Using FTP program to connect to the old server of your WordPress.

2. Download and backup all species of files to a place that is easy to remember.

Step 2: Export database from the WordPress Dashboard.

1. Log into your WordPress account and open the Dashboard webpage.

2. Click on Tools at the left pane then select Export.

dashboard tools export

3. Check on All content and then click on Download Export File.

choose what to export

Step 3: Setup a WordPress database on the new server.

1. Log into new WordPress after installation.

2. Hool over Tools and click on Import.

import database

3. Locate to the last option and click on Install Now.

install wordpress

4. Navigate to Activate Plugin & Run ImporterChoose File to select the exported files that you have created above the tap on Open.

5. Click on Upload file and import then choose an existing user or create another one. Install the plugins that you need to finish. You should now complete finish move WordPress to a new server.

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