Site Migration & Import

Migrating Sites to BlitzPress

BlitzPress can import WordPress sites from any host — cPanel, CyberPanel, or manual backups.

Supported Source Formats

Source	Format	Auto-Detection
cPanel	cpmove-*/homedir/public_html + mysql/*.sql	Automatic
CyberPanel	backup-domain/public_html + databases/*.sql	Automatic
Generic	Any archive with WordPress files + SQL dump	Auto-detects wp-config.php
All-in-One WP Migration	.wpress files	Detected
Manual Upload	ZIP/TAR.GZ with files + SQL	Manual

Migration Process

1. Upload your backup archive to the server (via panel file manager, SFTP, or URL download)
2. Analyze — BlitzPress scans the archive to detect the source format, find the WordPress root, locate SQL dumps, and identify the original domain
3. Import — the migration wizard:
   • Extracts files to the new site directory
   • Creates a fresh MariaDB database with new credentials
   • Imports the SQL dump
   • Updates wp-config.php with new database credentials
   • Runs search-replace to update all URLs from the old domain to the new one
   • Sets correct file permissions (755 dirs, 644 files, 640 wp-config.php)
   • Creates OLS virtual host
   • Issues SSL certificate
   • Deploys BlitzPress mu-plugins and cache stack

Exporting a Site

To export a site from BlitzPress (for backup or migration away):

1. Go to your site → Export
2. BlitzPress creates a portable .tar.gz containing all WordPress files + a full database dump
3. Download the archive from the panel

Exports are stored at /opt/blitzpress/exports/{domain}_{date}.tar.gz

Import Options

• Import Files — import WordPress files (default: yes)
• Import Database — import SQL dump (default: yes)
• Import Email — import email accounts if detected (default: no)

Path Security

Archive paths must be under /tmp/, /opt/blitzpress/, or /home/ to prevent directory traversal attacks.