How Do I Manually Move a WordPress Site?

If you’re looking to move your WordPress site from one server to another, you’ll likely want to use a plugin like WP Migrate DB or WP Migrate DB Pro. Both plugins have easy-to-use wizards that will help you move your data and settings over.

Once your site is moved, you’ll likely want to update the DNS records for the new server. You can do this by following these steps:

1. On the new server, open a command prompt and change to the directory where your WordPress files are located.

2. Type the following command:

ipconfig /flushdns

3. Type the following command:

nslookup yourdomain.com

4. In the results of the nslookup, find the A record for yourdomain.

com and add the IP address of the new server to the end of the line.

5. Type the following command:

ipconfig /renew

6. Type the following command:

7. In the results of the nslookup, you’ll now see the B record for yourdomain.

com. Add the IP address of the old server to the end of the line.

8. Type the following command:

9. Type the following command:

10. Test your site by entering your domain name in the address bar of your browser.

You should now be viewing the site on the new server.