Use WP-backup created from cPanel at other provider

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  adzy99 · Member · May 16, 2018 at 9:05 pm

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  Hi, it is my intention to move my existing and operational website to WP. I do have backups created from cPanel at my present provider. Should this work as a restore on a WP hosted site?
  If not sure, can you advise what backup procedure should be used to make this happen ?

  Many thanks!
  Adzy

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  adzy99 · Member · May 16, 2018 at 9:09 pm

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  Me again.. the added line “The blog I need help with ….etc” is not relevant. This is about a new to be website. Thx

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  timethief · Member · May 18, 2018 at 5:23 pm

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  Will you please provide the URL starting with https:// of your site?

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  timethief · Member · May 18, 2018 at 5:24 pm

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  If you are migrating from a self hosted WordPress.ORG site to WordPress.COM please see: Moving from a Self-Hosted WordPress to WordPress.com
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-from-self-hosted-wordpress-to-wordpress-com/ https://en.support.wordpress.com/coming-from-self-hosted/
  Otherwise see: Importing Content from Another Platform

  Import a Website

  WordPress.com provides free blogs and hosts them free of charge. There are no bandwidth charges. All WordPress.com blogs come with 3000 megabytes (~3 GBs) of space for storing uploaded files and images. Free features are listed here https://en.wordpress.com/features/
  We have 4 different plans: free, personal, premium and business. All hosting is free regardless of which plan you choose. You can view all wordpress.com plan features here https://wordpress.com/pricing/