Moving an Existing WordPress Site to HostingSutra Print

You can move a WordPress site yourself in under an hour, or ask us to do it for free.

Option 1: Let us migrate it

Open a ticket with your old host’s control panel details. Our engineers copy the files, database and email, then give you a preview link before you switch DNS. This is the recommended route.

Option 2: Use a migration plugin

1. On the old site, install a migration plugin such as Duplicator, All-in-One WP Migration or Migrate Guru.
2. Create a full package or export file and download it.
3. On HostingSutra, install a fresh WordPress through the app installer.
4. Install the same plugin on the new site and import your package.
5. Check the site over the temporary URL, then switch nameservers.

Option 3: Manual move

1. Download all files from the old host by FTP.
2. Export the database from phpMyAdmin as a .sql file.
3. Upload the files into public_html on your new account.
4. Create a database and user in cPanel, then import the .sql file in phpMyAdmin.
5. Update DB_NAME, DB_USER and DB_PASSWORD in wp-config.php.
6. Point your domain at HostingSutra.

After the move

• Re-save permalinks under Settings → Permalinks
• Confirm the Site URL and Home URL under Settings → General
• Check that images load and that no page still requests http:// resources
• Re-create email accounts, and confirm MX records
• Keep the old hosting for about a week as a fallback