Migrating a WordPress site from SiteGround to a self-hosted VM involved FTP and SSH transfers, MySQL dump and import, DNS updates, and Let’s Encrypt setup. This post details how I automated each step – verifying file integrity, syncing databases, cleaning SiteGround plugins, and securing the new server for full WordPress functionality on my own infrastructure.
In this article I am comparing the Database Migration Services offered by Azure, AWS, and GCP while focusing on popular database options like MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, and Oracle.
It’s been more than 5 years since I am testing and comparing 1st party migration tools. I have seen these tools getting better over the years, with major improvements by acquisitions, end-of-life products, continuous changes, and improvements not just the tools but the methodology around, well-architected, CaF, the concept of the landing zone, 5Rs become 7Rs. In this article, I am sharing my experiences with the most commonly used cloud migration tools.