{"id":3803,"date":"2018-02-15T13:57:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T12:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=3803"},"modified":"2018-02-15T13:57:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T12:57:22","slug":"changing-the-domain-name-on-wordpress-multi-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2018\/02\/15\/changing-the-domain-name-on-wordpress-multi-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the Domain Name on WordPress Multi-site"},"content":{"rendered":"

At work I’ve set up a little WordPress network to record workflow notes. One blog for quality management, one used by person in charge of the concrete plant – I do mildly dislike the word “manager” as it is wildly misused here in Italy – and another for the administrative office<\/span><\/span>. Too bad I just used the hostname “laboratorio.local<\/code>“.<\/p>\n

Shame on me. I relied on nmb<\/code> to resolve names. It was easy. It just worked. Too bad it does not word across VPN. And Android phones also don’t like them at all.<\/p>\n

Now all those blogs are really private and it may be good not to let them be read over the VPN. But when our phones will be hooked to an eventual inner WiFi network I will really need to update this.<\/p>\n

Oh, I know there is Moving WordPress Multisite<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on WordPress Codex<\/a>, but it just is a little fearsome. Changing the Domain Name on WordPress Multi-site from AccuWeaver LLC<\/a><\/em> looks a little easier to follow.<\/p>\n

As usual knowledge is power. I should study Codex a little more<\/p>\n

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You may find on page 2<\/a> a copy of relevant codex doc, on page 3<\/a> the text rom accuweaver<\/p>\n

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Moving WordPress Multisite<\/span><\/h2>\n

Multisite<\/a> is somewhat more complicated to move, as the database itself has multiple references to the server name as well as the folder locations. If you’re simply moving to a new server with the same domain name, you can copy the files and database over, exactly as you would a traditional install.<\/p>\n

If, instead, you are changing domains, then the best way to move Multisite is to move the files, edit the .htaccess<\/tt> and wp-config.php<\/tt> (change DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE and, if the folder name containing Multisite changed, PATH_CURRENT_SITE), and then manually edit the database. Search for all instances of your domain name, and change them as needed. This step cannot yet be easily automated. It’s safe to search\/replace any of the wp_x_posts<\/tt> tables, however do not attempt blanket search\/replace without the Search and Replace for WordPress Databases script<\/a> (aka the interconnectit script).<\/p>\n

If you’re moving Multisite from one folder to another, you will need to make sure you edit the wp_blogs <\/tt> entries to change the folder name correctly. You should manually review both wp_site<\/tt> and wp_blogs<\/tt> regardless, to ensure all sites were changed correctly.<\/p>\n

Also, manually review all the wp_x_options<\/tt> tables and look for three<\/b> fields and edit them as needed:<\/p>\n