{"id":4134,"date":"2017-08-01T08:49:50","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T08:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2017\/08\/01\/how-to-migrate-a-wordpress-site-from-wp-engine\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:03:20","slug":"migrate-wordpress-site-from-wp-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/migrate-wordpress-site-from-wp-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Migrate a WordPress site from WP Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you need to move a website from WP Engine, you will need to familiar with the interface that they provide.  Once you are able to use their user portal to create a backup of your WordPress site, the rest of the process is fairly similar to moving a WordPress site from any other host.  Follow the directions below in order to move your WordPress site to a new hosting location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">InMotion Hosting has made WordPress even easier by introducing a dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress Hosting<\/a> package. Fast, secure, and dependable right out of the box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create a backup in the WP Engine Interface<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on creating a backup using the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/my.wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WP Engine User Portal<\/a>, checkout:  <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/restore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to create a backup in WP Engine<\/a>. The steps below describe how to use the WP Engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"lightbox-0\" href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_wp-engine-login.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_wp-engine-login.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"WPEngine login page\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_wp-engine-login.png 456w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_wp-engine-login-300x276.png 300w\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/my.wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Login to WP Engine.<\/a><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/li><li><a rel=\"lightbox-0\" href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_non-production-site.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Select your site\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_non-production-site.png\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\"><\/a>  Select your website. <div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/li><li><a rel=\"lightbox-0\" href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_backup-points.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Select Backup points from menu\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_backup-points.png\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\"><\/a> Scroll down the menu until you see <strong>Backup Points<\/strong>. Click on this option. <div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/li><li><a rel=\"lightbox-0\" href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_backup-points-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" align=\"right\" alt=\"select backup point\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_backup-points-2.png\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\"><\/a> Select the backup that you wish to restore and then click on <strong>Download ZIP<\/strong>. <div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/li><li><a rel=\"lightbox-0\" href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_download-backup-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Download production backup\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_download-backup-1.png\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\"><\/a> You will see the Backup point listed.  Make sure that Backup contents had <em>Full backup<\/em> selected. <div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/li><li><a rel=\"lightbox-0\" href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_download-backup-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" align=\"right\" alt=\"designate email address\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_download-backup-2.png\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\"><\/a> Add your email address to the box labeled <strong>Send notification to *<\/strong>. <div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/li><li><a rel=\"lightbox-0\" href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_download-backup-3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Start backup\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_download-backup-3.png\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\"><\/a> Click on <strong>Start production backup ZIP<\/strong>. <div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/li><li><a rel=\"lightbox-0\" href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_wp-engine-email.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" align=\"right\" alt=\"email notification\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wpengine-move_wp-engine-email.png\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\"><\/a> When the backup is completed you will receive a notification via email as well as a link that will allow you to download the file. <div style=\"clear:both;\"> <\/div><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Receiving the ZIP File<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have received the emailed ZIP file.  Click on the link provided in order to download the backup ZIP file.  You will need to delete the following files:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>wp-content\/mu-plugins\/mu-plugin.php<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpengine-common\/<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>wp-content\/mu-plugins\/slt-force-strong-passwords.php<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>wp-content\/mu-plugins\/force-strong-passwords\/<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>wp-content\/mu-plugins\/stop-long-comments.php<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>wp-content\/advanced-cache.php<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>wp-content\/object-cache.php<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> You can open the ZIP file in cPanel\u2019s File Manager or you can open it on a local computer desktop.  If you edit on your desktop you can edit the ZIP file by either using a compression program or by expanding the file and then re-compressing it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moving your WordPress files and database<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li>Once these file have been removed, upload the zip file into the destination location of your WordPress site.<\/li><li>Expand (unzip) the zip file and make sure that all of the WordPress files and folders are placed in the correct location.  This step can be completed in the cPanel file manager or through your favorite FTP client once the zip file is uncompressed.<\/li><li>You will find a copy of the database file in the <em>wp-content<\/em> folder.  The name of the file is <em>mysql.sql<\/em>. You will need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/create-database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">create a new database<\/a> at your new location. Make sure that you also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/create-database-user\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">create a new user and assign it to your new database.<\/a><\/li><li>Using a database client like phpMyadmin, import the database file into the database server.  If the file is larger than 51 MB, then you will need to submit a support ticket in order to have it imported.  During the process of importing the database you will create a user name, database name and password.  Make sure to take all of this information.  Once the database file import is complete, make sure to delete the .mySQL file. <\/li><li>Next you will need to replace or edit the <em>wp-config.php<\/em> file. 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Finally, if you were using caching plugins or security plugins, then it is highly recommended that you reset the cache and configure your security plugin for its new location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you need to move a website from WP Engine, you will need to familiar with the interface that they provide. 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