SquirlyNutz
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I want to copy my entire wordpress site onto another domain. How do i do this and keep everything in tact?
How Do I Clone a Wordpress site ?
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SkyrocketSEO
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Go to your WP dashboard
Go to Tools/Export and tick "all files", after that just click Download export file
Go to Tools/Export and tick "all files", after that just click Download export file
shezboy
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I answered a similar question from another member here. I think you'll find this useful as it relates to your issue as well.
http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackh...nsferred-new-url-help-needed.html#post5647547
http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackh...nsferred-new-url-help-needed.html#post5647547
Theodore
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If I understand what your saying its pretty simple. Just back up your site and install it on your new domain. The only things you will need to change is the database details in the wp-config.php file if I'm correct, I'm more of a do'er then a shower as the saying goes :ranger:
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bosmolskate
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WP-Twin plug in works like a charm 
goodsamaritan
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This is what I do:
Assume you use cpanel:
1. backup the entire mysql file dump using phpmyadmin.
2. backup the entire directory via file manager by compressing in a .tar.gz file.
3. download those #1 and #2 to your desktop hard drive
4. create your new hosting account
5. upload your compressed .tar.gz and extract exactly to your hosting directory using your file manager
6. create a new database and username and password
7. use phpmyadmin to import your backed up mysql dump file
7. edit your wp-config.php to match your new database and username and password
8. edit your wp-config.php to match your new domain name by adding:
define('WP_HOME','httpnewdomain');
define('WP_SITEURL','httpnewdomain');
to the correct part of the file.
9. Login to your httpnewdomain_com/wp-admin
10. Install the plugin httpwordpress_org/plugins/search-and-replace/
11. Search for all instances of your httpolddomain_com and replace with newdomain_com
If you make a mistake in search and replace, all you need to do is drop the tables in your new database and import your backup again.
I have done this many times.
Assume you use cpanel:
1. backup the entire mysql file dump using phpmyadmin.
2. backup the entire directory via file manager by compressing in a .tar.gz file.
3. download those #1 and #2 to your desktop hard drive
4. create your new hosting account
5. upload your compressed .tar.gz and extract exactly to your hosting directory using your file manager
6. create a new database and username and password
7. use phpmyadmin to import your backed up mysql dump file
7. edit your wp-config.php to match your new database and username and password
8. edit your wp-config.php to match your new domain name by adding:
define('WP_HOME','httpnewdomain');
define('WP_SITEURL','httpnewdomain');
to the correct part of the file.
9. Login to your httpnewdomain_com/wp-admin
10. Install the plugin httpwordpress_org/plugins/search-and-replace/
11. Search for all instances of your httpolddomain_com and replace with newdomain_com
If you make a mistake in search and replace, all you need to do is drop the tables in your new database and import your backup again.
I have done this many times.
rohanblogger
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agreed with skyrocketseo
Andreea Leau
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you just have to do a back up to your site, download it and upload it on the new domain.
SquirlyNutz
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- Feb 20, 2009
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This seems to be the easiest method although all the links still contain my old domain and not sure how to change this and also i would like to use the searchj and replace plugin but i do not have a wordpress admin login.
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I recommend you WP plugin- Duplicator. It serves as a simple backup utility....
tech reaper
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- Jun 11, 2013
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Can you use HTTP Copier for this purpose?
visualization
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that is right, you can use a wordpress plugin to do this.
Codythebest
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- May 29, 2009
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Waoww...You guys...so complicated...
listen, you have your files in a files called ABC. Just point your your domain to that ABC file.
You can even point hundreds of domain to the same ABC file...You NEVER touch your files...no need for back up, no need to clone or whatever...
listen, you have your files in a files called ABC. Just point your your domain to that ABC file.
You can even point hundreds of domain to the same ABC file...You NEVER touch your files...no need for back up, no need to clone or whatever...