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Migrate LargeFS to a New Region
Learn how to move your LargeFS data to a new S3 bucket region so your media can be geographically closer to where your website is hosted.
WP Engine Hassle-Free Migration
Learn how to use the WP Engine Automated Migration plugin to automatically migrate your WordPress website to WP Engine servers.
Migrate a WP Engine Site to Another Host
Learn how to migrate a WP Engine Site to a different host, whether it’s a local environment or if you want to host the site elsewhere.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP/SFTP)
Learn how to use SFTP to access your WordPress site’s plugins, themes, content, and other files on the WP Engine platform.
Manual Migration Process
Our migration checklist provides a guided navigation through the entire process of manually migrating your site to our platform.
Import a WordPress Database
Learn steps to import your database using phpMyAdmin in your WP Engine User Portal, as part of your manual migration process.
Upload a wp-content Directory
Learn how to bring your WordPress website’s wp-content folder over to WP Engine via SFTP or via your User Portal in the manual migration process.
Export a WordPress Database from Another Host
Follow this easy how-to guide in order to export & download your WordPress database from your current hosting provider, through phpMyAdmin.
Download WP-Content Folder
We’ll walk you through downloading your WP Content folder from your current host. This will be required when migrating to the WP Engine platform.
Select or Change a Website’s Data Center
Learn how the location benefits your site, how to find your current data center region, and how to migrating an existing site to a different location.
Migrate Posts/Pages Between WordPress Websites
Learn how to migrate and merge WordPress posts and pages from one site to another, without overwriting existing posts and pages.
