Moving to a new HOST – same domain

  • Moving to a new HOST

    Q: since we are moving hosts with same name domain – do I need to MIGRATE? or just BACKUP / RESTORE?

    – Goal is: to do full wordpress backup
    – then setup new host with new wordpress
    – then restore the new site from backup…

    – I was able to get admin access to the old wordpress site
    – I have no other access beyond this… no ftp or cpanel etc.
    – I added a new free plugin so I can backup site
    I used free – updraftplus.com

    – when I tried to make a backup with updraftplus – one of the backup parts reported an error
    – so I was unable to get past this step
    – basically the OTHERS zip file was corrupt..?

    How can I fix this with no other access?

    Is there another good free backup plugin to try?

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  • Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    Moving WordPress

    You could try the free version or the PRO version of duplicator.

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/duplicator/

    I’ve used several different (paid) packages including the one you mentioned and Duplicator is hands down the “most reliable” in my experience. I’ve used both free and paid versions dozens and dozens of times to backup, migrate to new domains, migrate to same domain but different host.

    It takes less technical skill to use Duplicator that Updraft.

    Here they list the hosting platforms on which it definitely works (has been tested)

    https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/faqs-tech?utm_source=duplicator_free&utm_medium=wp_org&utm_content=free_disclaimer&utm_campaign=duplicator_free#faq-hosts

    ….but I’ve used it on other platforms with no hitch including self-hosted Ubuntu, Linux and Windows servers (running Apache, Nginx, IIS, MySQL, MariaDB).

    The only time I have encountered a problem is migrating from one host to another (it is usually a MySQL incompatibililty) but Duplicator support is very good…even for the free version.

    The PRO version is not that expensive and well worth the “automated” backup features which you could (should) use once you get your site migrated.

    Whatever you do, make sure you get the migration done before the old version is destroyed. Also check to see what version of WordPress, MySQL, PHP your old version is currently running on … useful for support to help you resolve problems. This plugin, for example, will display all that information for you.
    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/version-info/

    If you try duplicator and have any questions, I will respond. (I have no affiliation with Duplicator…I am just a user).

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