How to Restore a WordPress Blog After Changing Servers

1. Open an FTP program on your desktop and use it to log in to the FTP account given to you by your old Web host. In most cases, your FTP login information is the same as the username and password you use to log in to the control panel for your Web hosting. The address is usually 'ftp.yourdomain.com' although a few hosts set this up differently. Download an FTP program like FileZilla, CuteFTP or SmartFTP if you need one.
2. Navigate to the directory where you installed WordPress. The FTP program will display all the directories in your website in a panel on the right side of the screen. Using the panel on the left side of the screen, navigate to the folder on your computer where you want to temporarily save your files. Highlight the WordPress directory and drag it over to the left FTP panel. Wait for all files to finish downloading.

3. Sign out of your FTP account in the FTP program and sign in to the FTP account for your new Web host. Navigate to the directory where you want to put WordPress; this should match the same location where you found it on the old server. Highlight and drag the WordPress folder in your left panel to the right panel. Wait for your files to finish uploading.
4. Use Notepad to open the 'wp-config.php' file located in the folder where you downloaded your WordPress files. Look for the name of the database in the code:Define('DB_NAME', 'data_basename_here');
5. Log in to the control panel for your old Web host and navigate to myPHPAdmin. Locate the WordPress database listed in the left sidebar and click its name. Click the 'Export' tab at the top of the screen. Don't change the options already selected. Click 'Go' to create and download the export file.
6. Log in to the control panel for your new Web host and navigate to myPHPAdmin. Click the 'Import' tab and click 'Browse...' to select the SQL file you created. Click 'Go' to import the file.
7. Go to the WordPress login page on your new server and log in to the dashboard. Navigate to 'Settings' and 'Permalinks' and click 'Save Changes' to update your URLs.