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Move WordPress to a new Windows Server 2012 on Amazon AWS

2017/05/11
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Modified: 2017/04/30
Move WordPress to a new Windows Server 2012 on Amazon AWS

This article is about moving your Windows-based WordPress and other sites (some ASP, some ASP.NET) from older to a newer instance using AMAZON cloud server  instances.  Procedures described here do not involve any installation.  Just copy files and edit CONFIG files.  We do not manipulate Registry as well (except to change inbound RDP port). Sample installation in this article was tested on Amazon Small instance.  Image used  was Windows 2012 Server x64 with SQL Server2012 Express.  This article can be used to create you own check list while preparing to migrate to a new Amazon server. Why would you decide to upgrade or move to a new instance/server?  Here are some driving reasons:  Something is no…

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Category Pagination with WordPress on Windows 2008 Server and IIS 7

2013/11/06
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Modified: 2013/10/07
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First – The Problem  I can’t get my hands around this problem with WordPress (3.0.1) on Windows 2008 Server.  I need to solve this, because it keeps me from registering with Google AdSense.  They are saying that “Site Navigation is Broken”.  And this is only a problem on Windows 2008 Server and IIS 7.  The exact same site with exact same data works properly on Win XP and IIS 5.1. If I select posts by category (or by month), pagination links at the bottom of the page do not have category loaded in their HREF(s).  So, if user tries to go to next pages, he gets to page 2, or 3, or 4…

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Movng WordPress Site to a W2K8 Server and IIS7

2010/07/19
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Modified: 2011/03/15
Movng WordPress Site to a W2K8 Server and IIS7

If you like to be in control of all your servers, you would love the gentle nature of WordPress installation.  Installation includes PHP,  MySQL  and  WordPress components.  All steps can be done manually.  Instead of running install, you can just copy files and directories, and make manual configurations adjustments.  It is like labyrinth of  DLL(s) meets the non-DLL world for the first time.   Check IIS7 Installed Components Windows Server 2008 comes with IIS 7.  Windows 7  and Server 2008 R2 come with IIS 7.5. Check that CGI is installed under IIS Roles (Windows Features).   Installing PHP Download and install latest PHP. Warning 1: Pick “nts” (non-thread-safe) package, if you are…

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How to install WordPress 3.0 on XP and IIS 5.1 Manually

2010/07/09
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Modified: 2010/08/09
How to install WordPress 3.0 on XP and IIS 5.1 Manually

If you ever need to transfer your own installation of WordPress from machine to machine, you might need these notes. How to configure a new WordPress install on a new PC and copy My-SQL D/B file.

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