Prepare A Destination WordPress Install For Migration

A clean destination makes the migration faster and easier to troubleshoot. Migration Monkey can work with a fresh WordPress install, a temporary domain, a server IP with a hosts-file preview, or a writable destination folder that will become the final site.

Destination requirements

• PHP version compatible with the source application and plugins.
• A writable document root for restored files.
• A database and user with enough privileges to create and import tables.
• The generated destination agent placed in the destination folder.
• The generated .user.ini when the host uses PHP-FPM or CloudLinux limits.

Database setup

The destination agent stores database credentials locally on the destination server. Migration Monkey does not need to save the database password. After setup, the source agent can stream SQL directly to the destination agent for import.

Preview without DNS

If the domain does not point to the new server yet, use a temporary hostname or a hosts-file preview. This lets you verify wp-admin, media, forms, redirects, and cache before public cutover.