Last weekend I transferred my domain registration for this site to a different web host. That went smoothly and quickly, despite the warning that it could take 5-7 days.
It’s Complicated
With my confidence bolstered by that success, I was ready to tackle the next step – pointing this blog to the new server, and moving all the content.
I prepared by reading everything I could find on the steps required to move a WordPress blog. It seemed complicated, but doable. Hah! Ignorance, as they say, is bliss.
The task that I figured would take a couple of hours took almost a day. Yes, some of that time was spent in gnashing teeth, complaining loudly, and consuming medicinal beverages, but it still took way too long.
Password Confusion
The trickiest bit was detangling all the user names and passwords that I had jotted down, for the old host and the new one. Every corner of each host’s site has a different password, and it’s very confusing.
After hours of hair pulling, I finally found an article that said the wp-config file needs the cPanel password. I’d been trying everything BUT the cPanel password.
With that change, I finally cracked the code, and got this blog back up and running.
Lost Settings
As my research suggested, I had exported my old databases, and imported them to the new database, but that had no noticeable effect on the blog. I lost all the settings, and had to re-do things.
Fortunately, I had also done a WordPress export, so I was able to import all the articles and comments that way.
If you notice anything that’s broken or missing, please let me know. Thanks! In the meantime, I think it’s time for a bit more medicine.
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What host did you move to/from?
I moved from DreamHost to Hostgator.