Here is my solution. First download this file. Then follow these steps. In shortly Backup/download your database. Upload it to your new site. Copy all wordpress folder including wp-admin,wp-content etc from your old site to new one. Edit the downloaded php file, change the password. you need to change the password in this line. define(‘DDWPDC_PASSWORD’, … Read more
Make sure your webhost gives you the ability to use WildCard DNS. I know some hosts such as Dreamhost don’t allow it on their shared hosting plans.
The PHP is loading at the new domain, or else you would see no HTML. The issue seems to be that your WordPress Address (in Settings -> General) is not set for your new domain. If you have access to the DB, look for the option with the name siteurl in wp_options. The value should … Read more
Its simple.. Export Just check this page to export your blog data.. http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/ Import Install a fresh wordpress.. Then import it.. http://en.support.wordpress.com/import/ Please note: wordpress.com uses the same software downloaded from wordpress.org.. They just using it as multisite.. http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network
If you want all unregistered subdomains to redirect to the main domain site: function prevent_multisite_signup() { $domain = $_SERVER[‘HTTP_HOST’]; $domain = explode(‘.’, $domain); $domain = array_reverse($domain); $domain = “$domain[1].$domain[0]”; wp_redirect($domain, 301); exit; } add_action(‘signup_header’, ‘prevent_multisite_signup’);
Generally when moving a WordPress site I copy the files to the new path then update the URL in the Dashboad. After logging into the ‘new’ install and making sure everything looks good I remove the old directory.
WordPress is extremely lenient to the hosting requirements. It is likely one of the most forgiving CMSes to run on the least capable PHP hosts. That said there are advantages to some of hosts that specialize in WP. Those that do specialize and not just slap it on as marketing gimmick. I would put advantages … Read more
You can use a predefined constants that points to site URL. (from Codex) define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘http://example.com/wordpress’); define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘http://example.com/wordpress’); Small example define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘http://’.$_SERVER[‘HTTP_HOST’]); define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘http://’.$_SERVER[‘HTTP_HOST’]);
In your admin dashboard, go to the my sites->network admin->sites, edit the site and change the subdomain URL, there. No need to touch any files.
I would first remove any plugins that are not needed, or any that haven’t been updated for a while. Then I would install all updates (themes and plugins) and reinstall WP (all from the Admin, Update screen). That will get you a fresh install of WP and plugins/themes. Then I would manually look at all … Read more