How to duplicate our website to another hosting with Wordpress Duplicator
It is very common to want to duplicate a website to a completely different hosting account, either because you want to continue developing it from the new hosting or because you want to create a copy of the site and have it respond under a different domain name.
In this guide we will show how to duplicate a website and store it on another hosting account using the Duplicator WordPress plugin.
Step 1: Access the WordPress administrator
- Log in to the WordPress administrator of the website you want to duplicate
Step 2: Install the Duplicator plugin
- In the left sidebar, go to Plugins > Add New.
- Use the search bar in the top right corner to search for "Duplicator".
- Click Install Now on the first result.
- Once installed, select Activate.
Step 3: Create the duplication package
- In the sidebar, select Duplicator.
- Click Create New.
- Optional: Modify aspects such as file name, ports, etc. (not recommended unless necessary).
- Review the web space and database size before finishing and clicking Create.
Step 4: Download the package
- Once the package has been created, download both files: the installer and the compressed archive.
Step 5: Connect to the new hosting via FTP
- Connect to the new hosting account using an FTP client such as FileZilla.
- Note: Check your FTP credentials (username and password) in your hosting management panel.
- Upload the downloaded files (installer.php and the compressed archive) to the /web folder of the new server. (Cómo conectar por FTP mediante FileZilla)
Step 6: Start the installation on the new hosting
- Go to dominioejemplo.com/installer.php (replace dominioejemplo.com with your domain).
Step 7: Configure the database
- If you do not have a database created, create one now from your hosting management panel (MySQL).
- After accessing it, create a new database and copy the database username and password.
- Then, return to the Duplicator window and enter the newly created database details (username and password) into the installer.
- Accept the terms and conditions.
- Test the connection using "Test Database". If the details are correct, select Next to continue.
Step 8: Complete the installation
- Review and adjust (if necessary) the page title, URL, and path of the new website.
- Confirm the final checks.
Step 9: Delete residual files
- Access the WordPress administrator again on the new hosting account.
- Upon access, the residual files generated by the Duplicator plugin will be automatically removed.
Optional: Verify and adjust the configuration
If you experienced issues after installing the duplicate, you can review the installed database configuration.
- Verify that the URL in the database is correct.
- Access phpMyAdmin from your hosting management panel under MySQL.
- Access the "wp_options" table.
- Modify the URLs associated with the “siteurl” and “home” fields if necessary.
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