Right after signing up for web hosting services with BlueHost, I installed WordPress. After clicking WordPress on the CPanel, Simple Scripts took over and set up the files and database in moments. Nothing went wrong, so yay!
After installing the blog, I logged in to WordPress and used the Tools, Import panel to add content from the XML file exported from my previous WordPress blog (on another Web Host). Posts and attachments were all there, just as before, although I sent some unneeded items to the trash. Then I installed the Atahualpa theme and copied most of the settings from my old blog into it. The final step was to update the header graphics, test everything, and modify some settings to work with the new server.
The motivation for migrating to a new host was non-current software on the old one. My background is mainly a Windows environment, with IIS, ASP.Net and SQL Server. Now that I’ve “retired” and moved to a small city on the opposite side of the country, I’m interested in gaining more experience with the open-source alternatives that most people are using. I looked at reviews for a web host with better support for WordPress, PHP, and MySQL, and decided on BlueHost.
One of the features of BlueHost is “add-on” domains as well as sub-domains, so in addition to setting up a new website and blog, I transferred a very small website with an established domain name as an “add-on” in order to preserve inbound links and Google page rank. This arrangement is convenient and cost-effective for me. So far, I’m impressed with the organization of the CPanel, quality of the software available, customer service, and the simple pricing.
