This is a short how-to tutorial (YouTube) by M Asif Rahman demonstrating how to migrate an existing WordPress website to xCloud. It walks users through: logging into xCloud and adding a new site, selecting a server and the "migrate an existing WordPress website" option, entering the source URL and choosing to migrate to a new domain or staging domain, configuring DNS by creating an A record and enabling HTTPS, adjusting settings (PHP version, DB prefix, users), installing xCloud's migration plugin on the source WordPress site and pasting an authentication token, selecting whether to migrate database tables or only files, and starting the migration to complete the republishing process.
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Hi there. Are you ready to move your WordPress website without the hassle? We have a solution for you. Join us to learn Xcloud's simple migration process to republish your site in a new domain, first login to your xCloud account. Once you're in, click on the Add new site from the Dashboard. Now choose which server you are going to use to migrate the site. After that, click on the migrate an existing WordPress website option.
You can select the server from here as well and move forward to the.
Next on the domain page, enter your source site URL. If you are migrating to a new domain, proceed with the Migrate into a new domain option. Here you must provide the title of your site domain name and set up your DNS with your domain provider. To set up the DNS, first copy the IP address. Go to your domain provider dashboard and find out the advanced DNS tab. Here you have to create an A record, paste your IP address into the value and get back to the xCloud dashboard. Make sure to verify the DNS at the end and enable the HTTPs as well. For now, we'll use a staging domain to ensure everything works perfectly before going live. Next, from the Settings tab, configure your PHP version, prefix, site users and other settings accurately, one by one. Getting these details right is important for a smooth migration. Moving on to the next step, it's time to handle the plugin. Download the migration plugin from xCloud and install it on your WordPress site and.
Copy the authentication token from the Dashboard. Now move on to your website dashboard. Go to the plugins and click on Add a new Plugin. Here you will select the Upload plugin button and then import the plugin that you have downloaded from xCloud. After importing, install and activate the plugin. Once activated, paste the authentication token you copied earlier. This token links your WordPress site securely to xCloud. After pasting the token, remember to click Verify token to save your progress. Now come back to the xCloud dashboard and check in to confirm that you have added the token and click on Next. After that, adjust your database settings. In the Database tab, you can choose.
To migrate all database tablets or just the file systems based on your needs. After that, just click on Next button and watch the magic start. And there you have it. You have successfully completed the migration process with Xcloud. It's as simple as that.
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