Usage

Usage

General syntax:

wpclone [OPTIONS]
wpclone --config migration.conf

Required options

• --src-host
• --src-path
• --dst-host
• --dst-path
• --old-url
• --new-url

Common options

• --config
• --db-method wpcli or mysqldump
• --skip-files
• --skip-db
• --skip-url-replace
• --exclude
• --dry-run
• --verbose

Environment variables

• WPCLONE_DEBUG=1 enable debug output.
• WPCLONE_LOG=<path> customize log file path.

Examples

Full migration

./wpclone \
  --src-host deploy@old-server.com \
  --src-path /var/www/html \
  --dst-host deploy@new-server.com \
  --dst-path /var/www/html \
  --old-url https://old-site.com \
  --new-url https://new-site.com

Files only

./wpclone --config migration.conf --skip-db

Database only

./wpclone --config migration.conf --skip-files

Dry run

WPCLONE_DEBUG=1 ./wpclone --config migration.conf --dry-run

Recommended migration flow

1. Prepare migration.conf with source and destination values
2. Run dry-run and review output
3. Run real migration
4. Verify site URL and admin login
5. Flush cache if needed