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Move a WordPress Site to New Location or Domain

by Pat Fortino

  • Select the Option to pre-populate the DB values from the wp-config file.
  • Select ALL WordPress tables.
  • If you are changing domain names, type in the old domain name in the Search for field and type the new domain name in the Replace with field.
    Note:You don’t need to use http://
  • If you are changing locations, type in the old domain name and location in the Search for field and type the new domain name and location in the Replace with field.
    Note: You don’t need to use http://
  • Click Submit Search String. The script will replace all instances of the search string with the replacement string and your WordPress site will be ready to go.
  • Delete the search.php file from your server.

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