Move WordPress to a new domain / location
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 0:25Posted in category Wordpress
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How to move WordPress to a new location in few steps.
- move files, addapt .htaccess, wp-config.php if needed
- backup database
- run the following queries (replace old_url.tld, new_url.tld with actual data)
UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = replace(option_value, 'http://www.old_url.tld', 'http://www.new_url.tld') WHERE option_name = 'home' OR option_name = 'siteurl';
UPDATE wp_posts SET guid = replace(guid, 'http://www.old_url.tld','http://www.new_url.tld');
UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = replace(post_content, 'http://www.old_url.tld', 'http://www.new_url.tld');
- check if everything is working fine
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