domingo, 26 de diciembre de 2010

BLOGSOME TO WORDPRESS

You could try this option using ftp or shell ( if you are administrator of the server ).

This process is 100% effective.

First Export your data using SQL file. ( maybe you will need to replace all the wp_user_ from blogsome to wp_ in the tables' names )

Now enter Cpanel and create a Database named 'myblog' create and user for the database with password and assign the user to the database 'myblog' with all privileges. Now import all data using phpmyadmin, so you will have your data ready to use. Do this selecting IMPORT and browse the .SQL File and GO.

Now go to http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/

and download each one of these versions: 2.0, 2.3.3 , 2.5 , 2.7 , 2.9.2 and finally 3.0.3

unpack the file wp-config.php from version 3.0.3 to a folder in your computer and edit it manually, fill the database name, database user and database password, save a copy of this wp-config.php to another folder so when you unpack the next version you don't need to edit the wp-config.php file again.

Beginning with version 2.0

1. Now unpack the next version and upload it to your server using ftp ( or unpack it directly in the www directory of your server if you have shell access ) Replace or delete the one uploaded before, if any.

2. Now upload the wp-config.php file replacing the one in the server. Remember this one has the database access information.

3. now open a browser and open the URL where your wordpress is installed http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/upgrade.php

4. Confirm the upgrade and repeat from step 1 until you reach the latest version of Wordpress.

When done, maybe when you open your website, a blank page will appear, to solve this enter the admin page
http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/ and select a theme, this will solve the problem.

And you will have your wordpress site working with all data, links and everything from your old blogsome account.

Hope this helps.