Moving the data.
EXPORTING
From phpMyAdmin on the old host, or a command-line export.
Export as SQL, with structure and data.
FOR LARGE DATABASES
phpMyAdmin has limits. A large export may fail or time out.
Open a ticket; we can import larger files directly.
CREATING THE DATABASE HERE
cPanel: create the database, create a user, assign the user with all privileges.
Note the prefix. Your account username is prepended to both names.
IMPORTING
Through phpMyAdmin for smaller files.
UPDATING YOUR APPLICATION
The configuration file needs the new database name, user and password.
For WordPress that is wp-config.php.
THE MOST COMMON MIGRATION FAILURE
Forgetting the prefix, so the application cannot connect.
The symptom is a database connection error.
VERIFYING
Check the table count matches the source.
Check the site loads and content appears.
