Help moving backup of an old site to a new server+domain

  • Hey there,

    So I recently redesigned a website for someone. I built it on my personal domain+host and moved it over to their domain+host, that had their old website on it. So I backed up the old site through downloading all of their files using FTP, saved it to my machine, and did the swap. Now, my client still wants access to their old site to see their old information (which I did not know they wanted at the time, otherwise I would have been better prepared). My solution was to back it up on a subdomain of my url (using subdomains is much easier with my host then theirs, and I’m a newb so the easier the better) and have them access it by password protection.

    This is where my main dilemma comes in.

    I know to switch the servers of a website, you need to export its database with phpMyAdmin. But, since all I have now is the site’s back-up, I have no idea how to do this. I could easily just plop the old sites files into its directory using FTP, but I am pretty new at all this and have BARELY grasped the jist of how to do this by following web articles, this is completely outside of the info I’ve read online. Please someone help me.

    Thanks,
    JD

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  • Without the database, you cannot properly restore their old website.

    If his old database still exists when you have made the swap, you can export it with phpMyAdmin.

    Then, you can upload your site files and import the database on the other server.

    You will also need to modify the wp-config.php file to match the new database information.

    For more information about moving your WordPress you can check this:
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Moving_WordPress

    If you are also changing the site URL, some additional steps must be performed as well.

    Check this page for more information:
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Changing_The_Site_URL

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