There may be instances in which managed WordPress doesn't meet your needs or you want to move to another hosting provider.
There may be instances in which Managed WordPress doesn't meet your needs or you want to move to another hosting provider. Follow these steps to manually move a Managed WordPress site to a non-managed WordPress host.
Required: You'll need the following to complete all steps in this series:
• An unmanaged host account that is set up and has a working installation of WordPress to move your site to. The contents of the WordPress site you're moving to will be overwritten.
• An FTP client to move your site files. There are many third-party FTP clients available, we recommend the FileZilla FTP client.
• A text editor to make the necessary changes in a SQL file. There are many third-party text editors available, we recommend Notepad++ Do not edit files in this series with a word processing application like Microsoft Word.
• Give yourself 30-60 minutes to complete all six steps.
Backup and restore a site
Restore or download a complete site
A website backup is a snapshot of all your website's important components. Website backups should include all of the following elements of your website:
Making backups of your website is an important part of regular site maintenance. You don't want to be left without a backup of your site should something happen - such as a security compromise, or if your billing accidentally lapses long enough to cancel your account. By keeping regular backups, you ensure that you have a way to bring your website back without having to rebuild it from scratch.
There are several ways you can create a backup of your website.
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Backup Option |
When to use this option? |
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Use your hosting platform's built-in backup system |
This is a one-click option to make a backup of your hosting account (Web Hosting (cPanel)/ Windows Hosting (Plesk) / Managed WordPress) (This is the most useful if you do not plan to change platforms (i.e. cPanel backups can only be restored to Web Hosting (cPanel), Plesk backups to Windows Hosting (Plesk), etc.) |
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Use the Wurk paid Website Backup service |
The best option if you simply want your site to always be backed up on time, without having to worry about creating backups yourself. |
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Manually create a backup of your site (files and database) |
You can manually back up your site's files with FTP and database in phpMyAdmin. This is a more advanced option and it's useful if you need to upload this backup to a different type of hosting account. If your site doesn't have a database, back up files only. |
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