How to migrate your WordPress site

Name: How to migrate your WordPress site
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Use modern techniques to migrate your site

Created byNaresh Devineni

Last updated 8/2020

English

What you'll learn

WordPress Migration
SSH
Linux Command Line
Duplicator Plugin Free Version
WP DB Migrate Pro

Course content

4 sections • 22 lectures • 49m total length

Introduction0:54
The Basics of WordPress Migration2:08

Step 1: Prepare the production environment2:30
Prepare the production environment on SiteGround by creating an empty site and mapping your domain to its IP with an A record, using the Duplicator plugin for migration.
Step 2: Creating the duplicator package and uploading it4:54
Create a full WordPress migration package with the duplicator plugin, including database and site files, then download installer and archive and upload to SiteGround via file manager.
Step 3: Finishing the migration6:10
Finish your WordPress migration with Duplicator by extracting the package, configuring the production database (host, name, user, privileges), updating URLs, removing migration files, and verifying site accessibility.

Step 1: Installing WP DB Migrate Pro plugin on the New web host's WordPress site5:16
Migrate a site from Siteground to Kinsta without downtime using the WP DB Migrate Pro plugin and add-ons for media and theme and plugin files, with push or pull options.
Step 2: Installing WP DB Migrate Pro plugin on the old web host's Website0:37
Step 3: Establishing the connection between two sites5:15
Step 4: Finishing the Migration2:04

Introduction to the Scenario0:54
Master the manual WordPress migration from Liquidweb to Kinsta using command line, compress wp-content, export the database, move files, and import the database in 12 easy steps.
Step 1: Introduction to SSH and How to use it to log in to your web server2:57
Step 2: Create a backups directory using the MKDIR command0:24
Create a backups directory with mkdir, verify it with ls, and prepare to store the compressed wp-content and database inside this new backup folder.
Step 3: Compressing the wp-content directory using the TAR command1:43
Step 4: Export the database using the WP-CLI3:53
Step 5: Get the full directory path for the backups directory for use in step 80:27
Step 6: Create a fresh WordPress website on New Web Host with a temporary domain0:32
Step 7: Login to New Web host via SSH1:10
Step 8: Use rsync command to copy the files from old web host to new web host2:37
Use the rsync command to copy the backups directory from the old web host to the new one, avoiding manual downloads and uploads, then verify the copy by listing files.
Step 9: Import the Database using the WP-CLI1:00
Step 10: Search and replace OLD URL with the new URL1:52
Step 11: Extract the wp-content directory0:54
Step 12: Finishing the migration1:18

Requirements

Familiarity with WordPress, plugins and themes
Basics of Web hosting

Description

This course is all about moving your WordPress site from one web host to another web host. The techniques explained in this course can be applied to any web host.

All the scenarios covered in this course are real-world scenarios that you can relate to.

And here are the scenarios that we will be covering.

1. We have developed a small website on our localhost (Local) and we are moving it to Siteground Hosting. We will be using the free Duplicator plugin because I don’t mind getting my hands a little bit dirty.

2. We have a small website on SiteGround and we are moving it to Kinsta hosting without downtime. We will be using a premium plugin called WP DB Migrate Pro plugin because I don’t want my hands to get dirty at all.

3. We have a big website on LiquidWeb and we are moving it to Kinsta. Since this is a big site, to avoid any timeout errors, we will be migrating the site manually using SSH, WP-CLI for files, and WP-CLI for exporting and importing the database. Free or not, you can’t use a plugin here.

You'll also learn how to use the following tools:

Duplicator Plugin ( Free Version )
WP DB Migrate Pro plugin
SSH login
Linux Command Line
WP-CLI, a command-line tool for managing WordPress

Who this course is for:

WordPress Site Owners

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Hi and Welcome!2 lectures • 3min

Scenario 1: Using the free version of Duplicator plugin to migrate your site3 lectures • 14min

Scenario 2: Using the WP DB Migrate Pro plugin to migrate site without downtime4 lectures • 13min

Scenario 3: Using the manual approach to migrate your site13 lectures • 20min

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