Change to self-host

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  luisferreirazevedo · Member · Oct 1, 2013 at 7:36 pm

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  I’m changing my blog to self-hosted, but I’m asked for the database file of my blog. How can I access it?

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  timethief · Member · Oct 1, 2013 at 7:42 pm

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  We do not have access to the database. You have to create an XML export file. http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/

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  timethief · Member · Oct 1, 2013 at 7:44 pm

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  WordPress.com and WordPress.org are completely separate.

  1. Hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/
  2. Set up a WordPress.org install and equip it with a theme and plugins.
  3. Purchase a site redirect upgrade from wordpress.com
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/ or if you have domain mapping then update the nameservers http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/
  4. Export your content out of your WordPress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/ and import it into the install.
  5. Transfer subscribers and stats. See http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/moving-your-subscribers/

  Read more here http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/08/31/moving-your-blog-from-wordpress-com-to-wordpress-org-resources-and-tips/