Change and Update WordPress URL's in the Database

- Login to your cPanel account (https://www.canspace.ca/clients/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=23)

- Click on the phpMyAdmin icon under the database section.

- Once phpMyAdmin loads, select the WordPress database.

- Select the SQL tab on the right hand side of the screen and enter the following, replacing oldurl with the old URL you were using and newurl with the new URL you are wanting to use*:

UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = replace(option_value, 'http://www.oldurl', 'http://www.newurl') WHERE option_name = 'home' OR option_name = 'siteurl';

UPDATE wp_posts SET guid = replace(guid, 'http://www.oldurl','http://www.newurl');

UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = replace(post_content, 'http://www.oldurl', 'http://www.newurl');

UPDATE wp_postmeta SET meta_value = replace(meta_value,'http://www.oldurl','http://www.newurl');