Automatic Domain Changer instruction to use.

Hi there,

The usual process goes like this:

1. Ensure you have a backup of your database that you can put back online easily.
2. Add these lines to your wp-config.php
define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘https://’ . $_SERVER[‘SERVER_NAME’]);
define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘https://’ . $_SERVER[‘SERVER_NAME’]);
3. Install and activate the plugin while using the previous domain
4. Change the domain (or better: point both domains to the site)
5. Login the admin on the new domain, go to Tools > Change Domain, and change the domain
6. Remove the two lines from wp-config.php.

Hope it helps.

Tommy

Thanks for the help, I didn’t get number 5, login the admin?! admin of what?! wordpress!? or what?!

Correct, through https://xxx.com/wp-login.php

I have started the procedure you said but after changing the domain in dns server everything were messed up and I couldn’t access the site let alone login to the admin to go to tools and use the plug in to change the domain.
1. are you sure that I shouldn’t use the plug-in and the change the DNS?!
2. is this correct to add to the end of wp-config lines?!:
define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘https://xxxtest.com’%5D);
define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘https://xxx.com’%5D);
Thanks in advance

I have started the procedure you said but after changing the domain in dns server everything were messed up and I couldn’t access the site let alone login to the admin to go to tools and use the plug in to change the domain.
1. are you sure that I shouldn’t use the plug-in first and then change the DNS?!
2. is this correct to add to the end of wp-config lines?!:
define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘https://xxxtest.com’%5D);
define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘https://xxx.com’%5D);
Thanks in advance

I have started the procedure you said but after changing the domain in dns server everything were messed up and I couldn’t access the site let alone login to the admin to go to tools and use the plug in to change the domain.
1. are you sure that I shouldn’t use the plug-in first and then change the DNS?!
2. is this correct to add to the end of wp-config lines?!:
define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘https://xxxtest.com’%5D);
define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘https://xxx.com’%5D);
Thanks in advance

Hi there,

1. It doesn’t matter whether you do it before or after, as long as you have access to the admin panel.
2. No, the proper code is:
define('WP_HOME', 'https://' . $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']);
define('WP_SITEURL', 'https://' . $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']);

Sorry to bother you by my stupid questions I am not professional, please let me know what should I “server” or “server name” replace with?! an IP address?! I am not changing the server I am just migrating the domain as an example: https://example1.com to https://example2.com. one is developing address the other is live.
define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘https://’ . $_SERVER[‘example1.com’]);
define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘https://’ . $_SERVER[‘example2.com’]);
?!?!?!
or may be I should past the exact code to the end of wp-config lines as follow without adding anything to that?!
define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘https://’ . $_SERVER[‘SERVER_NAME’]);
define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘https://’ . $_SERVER[‘SERVER_NAME’]);

Hi there,

The proper code is:

define('WP_HOME', 'https://' . $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']);
define('WP_SITEURL', 'https://' . $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']);

It will definitely not work the way you modified it. I suggest you use it as it, without modifying it.

Best,

Tommy.

Thank you Tommy, I really appreciate your helps and supports during my migration, it’s done successfully now.
god bless you.