Migration
Move WordPress To A New Host Or Domain
Back up the site you are leaving, restore it on the new one, and Movebase rewrites every address for you. Nothing changes until the backup is verified and you confirm.
Move To A New Host Or Domain
Migration is a restore onto a different WordPress install. Movebase rewrites the site’s address everywhere it appears. Read the migration guide.
Back Up Your Current Site
Create a backup on the site you’re moving, then download it or send it to cloud storage.
Install Movebase On The New Site
A fresh WordPress install on the new host or domain is all you need.
Bring The Backup Over
Upload the ZIP parts, use your host’s File Manager, or pick it from your cloud storage.
Confirm And Restore
Type the new address to confirm, then sign in with your original admin account.
Addresses Rewritten Everywhere
Posts, settings and serialized data such as widgets and theme options point to the new address.
Table Prefixes Converted
Restore into a database that uses a different table prefix, such as a host-generated one.
Users, Theme And Plugins Come Along
Your accounts, active theme and plugins move with the site, and the old destination stays recoverable.
By Hand Vs Movebase Comparison
Moving A Site By Hand
- Download files over FTP and export the database separately.
- Search and replace addresses, and hope serialized data survives.
- No way to tell if a copy is complete until it fails.
- Timeouts on shared hosting mean starting over.
- One wrong step and the old site is gone.
- Error messages that don’t say what to do next.
- One backup of the whole site, files and database together.
- Addresses converted everywhere, including table prefixes.
- Every part checked before the Restore button unlocks.
- Progress saved after every batch, so it carries on.
- Your previous site kept, so one click undoes it.
- Plain messages with the next step to take.
Built So A Restore Can’t Surprise You
The decisions behind every screen.
Verified Before Replacement
Every part is checked against its checksum. Restore stays locked until verification passes.
Always A Way Back
The previous site is kept as a recovery copy. Recover it in one click, or with WP-CLI if WordPress can’t open.
Progress That Survives
Work is saved after every batch. A timeout, a closed tab or a paused host continues from the last saved point.
Status You Can Believe
Working, waiting for your host, paused or needs attention: Movebase shows which, and what to do next.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still can’t find the answer here? Read every answer or contact our support team.
Can I move my site to a new host or domain?
Yes. Install Movebase on the new WordPress site and restore your backup there: upload the ZIP parts, use your host’s File Manager, or pick it from your cloud storage. Movebase updates the site address everywhere it appears, including serialized settings, and converts standard table prefixes. Sign in afterwards with an administrator account from the old site.
My host has low PHP memory. Will restores work?
Usually, yes. While it works, Movebase raises the PHP memory limit to the one WordPress uses for its admin screens (256M by default). If your host locks the limit, restores still work down to about 56M. If PHP runs out of memory, Movebase pauses and keeps your progress: ask your host to raise memory_limit, then click Continue from saved progress. Settings shows the memory available for backups and restores.
Can I restore a saved local backup without uploading it?
Yes. Open Backups and choose Restore backup on the saved backup card. Movebase prepares a separate working copy, verifies it and asks you to confirm the destination before replacement. The original backup stays in Saved backups. Temporary space is needed for preparation and recovery. If WordPress cannot open at all, first recover dashboard access through your host or restore the backup on a working WordPress installation.
Which account do I use after restoring?
Restoration replaces database users with the source website’s users. Use a source-site administrator account if prompted. Sign in again opens the destination WordPress login page; it does not send your password to Movebase. The completion modal does not automatically log you out.
Does the completion message mean everything is healthy?
It confirms that Movebase installed the files and database. Check pages, images, forms, checkout, admin access and permalinks. Plugin activation is opt-in, and compatibility is not guaranteed. Keep recovery copies until the restored website is accepted.