Migrating to another host. Big Problems,
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I have a WordPress.com site, I have lots of problems trying to move to a new host, I have used “Moving to self hosted WordPress” as I need to arrange for web hosting I have tried many hosts. this is the answer I get, “Unfortunately, we can only migrate using site files and the database. While a migration using the provided XML file may be possible, it is not something we are knowledgeable about. this worries me as I don’t want to lose files, I have been told WordPress.com make it hard to move a site, can anyone help,
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Hi there,
What host are you trying to move your site to? Once you install WordPress on your host, importing the XML file should not be an issue – you do not need to go through your database/cPanel for the import. You will to your wp-admin dashboard.
https://move.wordpress.com/exportimport-content/
Have you tried this step yet? Have you already installed the WordPress software?
Let us know, thanks!
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Switched from wordpress.com to self-hosted WordPress. I have exported a wordpress xml file from my their site at wordpress.com, but when I try to import it to the installation at their new host, I get this error: This does not appear to be a WXR file, missing/invalid WXR version number, I have moved domain to Siteground.com and set up WordPress.org. I could build a new site by copying and pasting all contents from wordpress.com but I would still have the old site contents left behind.
What do I do?
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One thing comes to mind about the export file. It’s usually a “zip” file. You might have done this already, but have you unzipped the file and tried to import the XML file(s) within?
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