3. SFTP Access
And finally, you should have SFTP access to your hosting account along with a client program such as FileZilla. You’ll be using it to upload the files to your host. Alternatively, you can use the File Manager option in cPanel but unlike SFTP, cPanel doesn’t provide a view of your local directory structure. Okay, with all of that in place, we should be ready to go.
A quick and easy way to move a WordPress site from local server to a production environment is by using the built-in export tool in WordPress. This method assumes that WordPress is already installed and setup on your live Country Email List hosting account and that there is no content on your live website. This is very important as the WordPress import feature will not override existing content, it will simply add to it. If you do have old content you can always use our guide to reset your WordPress website so you have a clean installation to work with.
Okay – to get started moving your website go to your locally installed WordPress dashboard and scroll down to Tools. Select Export and check the “All content” radial button.
WordPress Download Export File
This will download an XML file to your computer. The file will contain all the details about your site’s content (unless you selected a singular content download option, such as only your posts, pages, a custom post type or your media).