Wednesday, January 04, 2012

wordpress migrate script


UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = replace(option_value, 'http://www.old-domain.com', 'http://www.new-domain.com') WHERE option_name = 'home' OR option_name = 'siteurl';


UPDATE wp_posts SET guid = replace(guid, 'http://www.old-domain.com','http://www.new-domain.com');


UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = replace(post_content, 'http://www.old-domain.com', 'http://www.new-domain.com');

This script updates a wordpress mysql database when you transfer between domains, e.g. copying from your localhost to your webserver.  Script is courtesy of a former co-worker now at http://idezain.com/

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