Change WordPress URL

Method 1: Editing MySQL backup

To change the WordPress site URL, backup your MySQL database.

mysqldump -u USERNAME -p WP_DB_NAME > db.sql

Run sed command to replace the URL in MySQL backup file.

sed -e 's/OLD_URL/NEW_URL/gi' db.sql > db-modified.sql

Restore the new db-modified.sql, which will have the database with the URL changed.

mysql -u USERNAME -p WP_DB_NAME < db-modified.sql

Method 2: Using Plugin

Edit your wp-config.php and add the following line.

define('WP_HOME','https://yourdomain.com');
define('WP_SITEURL','https://yourdomain.com');

if you want the site available on multiple URL

define('WP_SITEURL', 'https://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/');
define('WP_HOME', 'https://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/');

You can also edit the wp_options table

update wp_options set option_value="https://yourdomain.extn" where option_name="siteurl" or option_name="home";

Now you need to use some WordPress plugins to change URLs in the database, here are some useful plugins for changing site URL.

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