Moving Your WordPress Sites with BackupBuddy 5.0 Just Got Easier

BackupBuddy, the best way to schedule and store backups, is also the easiest way to move your WordPress sites. ImportBuddy is a special script that assists in the migration/restore process. If you haven't had a chance to check it out, ImportBuddy just got a brand new UI in the BackupBuddy 5.0 update.

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BackupBuddy, the best way to schedule and store backups, is also the easiest way to move your WordPress sites. ImportBuddy is a special script that assists in the migration/restore process. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, ImportBuddy just got a brand new UI in the BackupBuddy 5.0 update.

Manual WordPress Migration

The BackupBuddy/ImportBuddy Codex provides awesome detailed step-by-step instructions on Manual Migration. Here is a super-fast breakdown of Manual Migration steps in ImportBuddy. From your WordPress dashboard, click Restore / Migrate when hovering over BackupBuddy on the left nav in your WordPress dashboard. Select restore migrate importbuddy After you’ve selected a backup to restore, downloaded ImportBuddy or sent it to a preferred destination, you can then upload the files to your chosen directory via FTP. Select a backup Then you’ll navigate to http://yoursite.com/importbuddy.php to begin the 6 WordPress migration steps. The ImportBuddy on-screen wizard will prompt you to enter your ImportBuddy password. This password was set when you ran ImportBuddy from your BackupBuddy dashboard. manualimportpassword Don’t remember your ImportBuddy password? No problem. Just reset in your BackupBuddy Settings under the General Settings tab. Screen Shot 2014-08-26 at 2.27.18 PM Step 1: Select the backup to restore. You can upload your own backup file, restore from Stash or select your latest backup in BackupBuddy. manualimportstep1 Step 2: ImportBuddy runs your restore files. manualimportstep2 Step 3: Configure your database settings. manualimportstep3 Step 4: Restore your database.manualimportstep4 Step 5: Configure your URL settings. Here BackupBuddy pre-populates which URL your backup is coming from. All you have to do is fill in the New URL. If you’re restoring on the same site, just copy/paste the Old URL in the New URL field. manualimportstep5 Step 6: Verify you site and finish. In this step, check out your site and make sure everything looks like it should. This means ImportBuddy ran successfully during your manual migration or restore. manualimportstep6 Lastly, BackupBuddy cleans (deletes) the import and temporary migration files so you don’t have to worry about it. Select which files you’d like deleted, click Finish Cleanup and presto! Congrats. You’ve just successfully (and manually) migrated or restored your WordPress site.

Magic Migration

If you’d like to use Magic Migration to move or restore your WordPress site, you can do so right from your WordPress dashboard. Again, this is a quick break down of the steps. If you would like more detailed step check out the Codex for Magic Migration. From your WordPress dashboard, hover over BackupBuddy then click Restore / Migrate. Select a backup by clicking Migrate under the backup you would like, set your destination and you’re ready to begin. Magic Migration before step 1 steps Click Begin Migration to get started. Step 1: Select the backup file you want to restore. You can choose if you want to restore files, database or both. Click Restore Backup when finished. magicmigrationstep1 Step 2: Restore files. magicmigrationstep2-1024x526 Step 3: Configure your database settings. You can fill in your database information or use the convenient cPanel Database Wizard for added help. magicmigrationstep3 Step 4: BackupBuddy restores your database. magicmigrationstep4 Step 5: Configure your URL settings. Here BackupBuddy pre-populates which URL your backup is coming from. All you have to do is fill in the New URL. If you’re restoring on the same site, just copy/paste the Old URL in the New URL field. magicmigrationstep5 Step 6: Verify site and final steps. Visit your site and make sure everything looks like it should. This means ImportBuddy ran successfully during the Magic Migration process. The final step is cleaning the import and temporary migration files, which BackupBuddy does for you. Just select which files you would like to delete, then click Finish Cleanup, and your’e done! magicmigrationstep6-1024x526 ImportBuddy along with BackupBuddy make migrating and restoring your WordPress sites super easy. Update to BackupBuddy 5.0 now and check out the new ImportBuddy UI.

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