{"id":1054,"date":"2011-08-31T17:42:41","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T17:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2011\/08\/31\/configuring-wordpress-after-a-migration\/"},"modified":"2021-10-28T15:33:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T19:33:05","slug":"configuring-wordpress-after-a-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/configuring-wordpress-after-a-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"Configuring WordPress After a Migration"},"content":{"rendered":"

So far in this tutorial you have migrated your WordPress database<\/a> and copied the files<\/a> associated with your website. The next step you will need to configure your WordPress settings<\/strong> so the files you just migrated can communicate correctly with the database. Until you perform this, your site will not display any content and you will receive a database connection error<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A few steps ago in this tutorial we asked you to write down the database name<\/em>, username<\/em>, and password<\/em>. Now, we will need this information to continue the migration process.<\/p>\n

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Opening the wp-config.php file<\/h2>\n
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  1. Log into your cPanel account<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. \"\"<\/a>Click on File Manager<\/strong> located in the Files<\/em> section of cPanel.\n
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  3. Make sure you are able to view hidden files<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. Navigate to the the folder to where you uploaded<\/a> WordPress<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  5. \"\"<\/a>Click the wp-config.php<\/strong> file, then click the Edit<\/strong> link on the top menu.\n
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    Configuring the wp-config.php file<\/h2>\n

    For the purposes of this tutorial we will say we created the database with the following database credentials:<\/p>\n