danielus

same problem…

hey Sabinou, that “Export” database thing in phpadmin is very easy! Thank you for letting me know. I always learn something from you guys!

Hi Sabinou,

I don’t do anything in phpadmin, it just seems to complicate things. I will be using dedicated server with a Plesk, so things should be much easier. You can add clients, create databases, backup etc, everything with a click. I will try to do a fresh installation of wordpress, then I will Manage > Export all > files (database) from my old blog and import them into a new database. Then, I will upload a theme and activate plugins, and then I will overwrite the theme with my custom changes. You have given me an excellent tip, I should make sure to check file permissions.

Yes, I know that dedicated servers are pain in the butt, but I hope Plesk will make easier.

So basically, I could download all WP files, including a Databse, from my old site and simply upload it to my new site? That is. I guess on a dedicated server my MySQL would be at ‘localhost’.

When you guys say that we should copy/save, aka: download, current database to our hard drive, do you mean we should do it through MANAGE > EXPORT Select “all” > Download ?

I also found alternative way to move WP site, but I don’t know if it’s good. It seems that this way only articles are moved, and obviously we should activate site theme or upload custom theme. Basically, they say:

1. Install a new WordPress blog
2. Go on old blog Admin panel. Here, in Manage > Export select “all” in menu Restrict Author.
3. Click on Download Export File
4. In new blog go on Manage > Import, choose WordPress item.
5. In the page that will be shown, select the file just exported. 6. Click on Upload file and Import
5. It will appear a page. In Assign Authors, assign the author to users that already exist or create new ones.
6. Click on Submit
7. At the end, click on Have fun.

I haven’t upgraded to the latest version,
but now I am even scared to upgrade. I mean,
if permalinks are changed, then Google will drop all my pages from their index (because they would point to 404). So that’s a very dangerous situation that could ruin people’s businesses. This an extremely serious flaw, which brings me to the next question:

My links are date and time based (not really custom, I just selected this preconfigured option):
? https://www.a b c d.com/2008/04/13/sample-post/

If I upgrade to WP 2.5, will this pre-configured option disapear?

autobengal, your wordpress loads fast on my side,
are you on a dedicated server?