Transfer Wordpress Blog from one host to another
March 14th, 2009
Following are the steps to be followed when transferring your Wordpress blog to a new web hosting:
1) Upgrade your Wordpress
Upgrade your Wordpress installation. This is important if you want to use Fantastico to install Wordpress script in your new web hosting later as they tend to provide the latest version of the script for automatic installation.
2) Backup needed files and database
a) Backup your wp-content folder that usually contains your uploaded files and images, plugins, and themes filles. Backup also other personal files you wish to transfer to the new host. A good FTP program that let us do this quick is FileZilla since it’s free and easy to use. Keep the files properly in your hard disk.