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Moving a WordPress Installation

I had a new client sign-up today, and he had a wordpress blog that needed moving. I had done that with this blog just a couple of weeks ago, but this time it was a little more difficult. My new client needed his blog moving from an old web address to a new completely different web address. This introduced a problem, as the wordpress installation had paths within it to the old website. So how did I get around it? Well.. I did the following:

Firstly I added the following into the wp-config.php file:

define('WP_SITEURL','http://example.com');

That partly sorted out the problem, however things were still not linking correctly. So I followed another guide and did the following:

 Backup your database and save the  copy off-site.
 Login to phpMyAdmin.
 Click the link to your Databases.
 A list of your databases will appear. Choose the one that is  your WordPress database.
 All the tables in your database will appear on the screen.
 From the list, look for wp_options. Note: The table prefix of wp_ may be different if you changed it  when installing.
 Click on the small icon indicated as Browse.
 A screen will open with a list of the fields within the wp_options table.
 Under the field option_name, scroll down and  look for siteurl.
 Click the Edit Field icon which usually is found at the  far left at the beginning of the row.
 The Edit Field window will appear.
 In the input box for option_value, carefully  change the URL information to the new address.
 Verify this is correct and click Go to save the  information.
 You should be returned to your wp-options table.
 Look for the home field in the table and click  Edit Field. Note There are several pages of tables inside  wp_options. Look for the > symbol to page through  them.
 In the input box for option_value, carefully  change the URL information to the new address.
 Verify this is correct and click Go to save the  information.
 Delete the folder wp-content/cache (this is a new  folder added with WordPress 2.0).
 That is it.


Those 2 helpful bits of information were taken from WordPress' website: http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL#Edit_wp-config.php

Please Note: Take care when making changes like those above, they can be dangerous!

I will be posting a full guide that I found on moving WordPress from an old host to a new one. As for now, it's bed time!