How to Migrate WordPress to Cloudways Hosting
Migrating to Cloudways is best achieved using their official migration plugin or manual database and file transfers for experienced users.
Based on 8 community reports.
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Known Issues
- Database connection errors
- PHP version incompatibility
- DNS propagation delays
- Missing offloaded media files
Community Q&A
How do I migrate my WordPress site to Cloudways?
You can use the official Cloudways WordPress Migrator plugin for an automated process or perform a manual migration by moving your files and database.
What should I check before migrating to Cloudways?
Ensure your PHP versions match between the old and new server, update all plugins, and verify that your database credentials are correctly configured.
Why is my site showing errors after migration?
Errors often stem from PHP version mismatches or incorrect database configuration in your wp-config.php file.
Reddit Sources
- Is my Developer wasting his time? (r/Wordpress)
- Nightmare Migration (r/Wordpress)
- Lost with adding wordpress to my domain for first time and using host (r/Wordpress)
- Migrating Away from WPEngine with a Site that has offloaded media… (r/Wordpress)
- Migrating sites to netcup (r/Wordpress)
- Help Needed: Migrating Email from Old cPanel Site to New Hosting Server (r/Wordpress)
- Newbie issues (r/Wordpress)
- Looking for the best WordPress Hosting based on my needs (r/Wordpress)