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.<\/p>\n
With my confidence bolstered by that success, I was ready to tackle the next step \u2013 pointing this blog to the new server, and moving all the content. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s site has a different password, and it\u2019s very confusing.<\/p>\n
After hours of hair pulling, I finally found an article that said the wp-config file needs the cPanel password. I\u2019d been trying everything BUT the cPanel password.<\/p>\n
With that change, I finally cracked the code, and got this blog back up and running.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Fortunately, I had also done a WordPress export, so I was able to import all the articles and comments that way. <\/p>\n
If you notice anything that\u2019s broken or missing, please let me know. Thanks! In the meantime, I think it\u2019s time for a bit more medicine. <\/p>\n
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