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Exactly my plan thank you both for your comments! I am keeping the old database and files on the old server, which only has my IP whitelisted for access. I am building the site from scratch on the new server which is only copy/pasting the settings.

How can i change the URL’s in the database from the old domain to the IP address?

No, I didn’t. The database on the old server did not change. I just deleted the files from the server and re-uploaded them after a week when I realized my mistake. The only factor that has changed is the domain name which has moved.

I am talking about the content of the pages, theme settings, etcetera. I am using a particular theme for this site which I bought from a third party site.