How to back up my wordpress.com site and then move it to dream host?
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Where can I find instructions on how to do this?
When I export my site, I don’t think everything is fully backed up?
How do I transfer my database to DreamHost?
Is there anyone I can talk to about this?
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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You cannot access let alone export the database re: any WordPress.com blogs.
To move your content you need to create an XML export file of your content. It will not include the theme as they cannot be exported. See 3 below.
WordPress.com and WordPress.org are completely separate.
http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/1. Hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/
2. Set up a WordPress.org install and equip it with a theme and plugins.
http://wordpress.org/themes/
http://wordpress.org/plugins/3. Export your content out of your WordPress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/ and import it into the install.
4. 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/5. Transfer subscribers and stats. See http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/moving-your-subscribers/
6. Set the free hosted WordPress.com blog visibility to “private” so you have a backup blog. > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 . See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/
Alternatively you can purchase a Guided Transfer and Staff will do the move and set up for you http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/
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Okay, I am beginning to understand.
I already use DreamHost to host other sites at wordpress.org. I’m confused about how I should install wordpress.org — myself or through DreamHost?
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