Sunday 23 June 2013

Wordpress Transfer Changes to Database

When transferring a Wordpress installation you need to change all the references to the old domain and replace it with the new.  Here's the MySQL 'find and replace' I used for mine.


update wp_options set option_value = replace(option_value,'wisemonkeymedia.co.uk','wmky.co.uk');


update wp_postmeta set meta_value = replace(meta_value,'wisemonkeymedia.co.uk','wmky.co.uk');

update wp_posts set post_content = replace(post_content,'wisemonkeymedia.co.uk','wmky.co.uk');

update wp_posts set guid = replace(guid,'wisemonkeymedia.co.uk','wmky.co.uk'

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