If you’re reading this then I’ve successfully migrated this WordPress site from Red Hat OpenShift Online to hosting in a Virtual Private Server (VPS). I had a rather long list of tasks for the migration, including:
- Exporting content from the old site and importing to the new
- Re-issuing my SSL certificate and installing on the new server
- Updating my DNS config
- Unassociating my deployed app on Openshift with my domain name / alias
- Installing my WordPress plugins, such as reCAPTCHA, view counter, the importer etc
I’m probably still missing some minor config items, but at this point I think I’m far enough to make the switch, so the site is now live on my new VPS hosting.
Given that I’m only running on a 2 core, 512MB RAM VPS, the new site is surprisingly snappy, and dare I say it, noticeably quicker than when it was running before on OpenShift Online? I’m sure I’ve still got plenty to tweak and configure, but so far so good, and I’m pleased with the transition!