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Change domains

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  1. thedd
    Member

    I am currently happily running WP-Hive with a few active blogs on a hosted server. I would like to switch the root domain to something different so that the blogs would be:

    blog1.domain2.com
    blog2.domain2.com

    instead of

    blog1.domain1.com
    blog2.domain1.com

    Can I just switch the domain that is linked to the hosting account, or do I need to perform additional steps?

    Thanks very much for any help.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  2. thedd
    Member

    does anyone know anything about this? Is it any different than just switching domains with a normal WordPress installation?

    Posted 3 years ago #

  3. ikailo
    Developer

    Here are the WP Hive items to update when changing the domain name:

    Web Host:
    - Point new domain name to the WP folder.

    Database:
    - Update hostname in wphive_hosts table.

    Filesystem:
    - Change pathname for ..\wp-content\wp-hive\domain.com\

    Check Google for recommendations for changing domains for normal WordPress, as those will have to be followed too (SiteUrl option, etc..).

    Posted 3 years ago #

  4. thedd
    Member

    FWIW (for anyone else looking to do this), there are several more steps for this. You also need to modify values in the wphive_options field, in posts and elsewhere. Basically, google "mySQL find and replace" and replace all instances of your old URL with your new URL.

    Was quite frightening there for a moment.

    Posted 2 years ago #

  5. alvarogois
    Member

    Thanks. That's a good tip to remind. Not to use very often but nevertheless...

    Posted 2 years ago #

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