Move website from cPanel to cPanel

[ctrlaltdel21]

I have a WordPress website at MyDomain.com/newsite (cPanel #1) and would like to move it to BizName.com (cPanel #2). They are both on the same WHM.

Is there an easier way to move the site other than downloading it via FTP from MyDomain.com/newsite and reuploading it to BizName.com via FTP and then having to export/import the database, change the WP-config file, search and replace URLs in phpMyAdmin, etc.?

Thank you.

 

[cPRex]

Hey there! The short answer, is "not really" - while you could move the files between the directories over SSH as the root user, you'd still need to change the ownership of the files after that move, and still dump and import the database, edit the wp-config, and all that. So..you might save a bit of time by not moving files over the network, but that's about it.

Even with more advanced tools such as WordPress Toolkit's Cloning ability, it only allows you to make a subdomain and not an entirely new domain, so it wouldn't update all the database settings in a way that would work for your situation.

I'm sorry I don't have better news on this one!

 

[ctrlaltdel21]

Thanks so much for letting me know! I really appreciate it.

 

[cPRex]

Sure thing! If you run into anything else, we'll be here!

 

[ctrlaltdel21]

Thank you - I'm glad this forum is here!

 

[ctrlaltdel21]

@cPRex - would you be able to let me know how to move the files via SSH? I assume the reason for doing this instead of FTP is that with SSH the transfer process takes place in the background and you can shut down your computer without aborting the process?

 

[cPRex]

The reason for choosing SSH over FTP is that you don't have to move the files twice off the server, so you save time since you're just rearranging files on the same disk.

Unless you are running your command inside of a "screen" session, you'd need to stay connected while the file move happens.

Outlining how to use SSH isn't something we can really do through a forums post as there are entire books just on that, but I'd recommend looking up the "cd" and "mv" and "chown" commands for this particular work. The following links should help get you started in the right direction if you want to learn how to work on the command line:

How to log into server using SSH?

The SSH network protocol allows you to connect to another web server over the Internet via a command line interface (CLI). You can use this network protocol to remotely manage your server, config...

support.cpanel.net

Using Terminal To Access the Command Line

Use WHM's Terminal interface to open an in-browser terminal application for direct command-line access to cPanel & WHM. You can learn how to use the Terminal interface in cPanel at Terminal i...

support.cpanel.net

What are the basic Linux command line/terminal commands to know?

Overview While cPanel & WHM automates many server administration tasks, familiarity with the Linux® command line can prove useful for both WHM and cPanel users. This documentation gives a bri...

support.cpanel.net

 

[ctrlaltdel21]

This is excellent! Thank you! It will definitely help me learn how to do this. I really appreciate it.

 

[cPRex]

Great! Feel free to ask questions if you run into anything!