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…