+[[!meta title="How can I move a WordPress install?"]]
+WordPress saves the URL to use to access it in its configuration.
+If you move the directory you installed WordPress into or start
+using a
+[short URL](http://scripts.mit.edu/faq/14/do-cnames-work-with-the-script-service "like MY_GROUP.mit.edu")
+without first updating that URL, you may accidentally lock yourself
+out of the WordPress admin interface.
+
+To update the stored URL:
+
+1. Wait until you’re ready to start using the new URL. In
+ particular, if you’re requesting a new hostname (like
+ MY\_GROUP.mit.edu), wait until the Scripts team contacts you to
+ tell you that the new hostname is working, and confirm that
+ http://MY\_GROUP.mit.edu/ works. If you don’t wait, you will lock
+ yourself out of the WordPress admin interface.
+2. Log into the WordPress admin interface using the old URL
+3. Select the “Settings” link in the sidebar
+4. Make “Blog address (URL)” blank and change “WordPress address
+ (URL)” to the address you want to be able to access it at.
+5. You may get a “404 Not Found” message when you save the
+ changes. This is likely not a problem, and you should see if
+ finishing the move fixes it.
+6. Once you move the PHP scripts in AFS or your new hostname gets
+ activated, you should be able to use the new URL
+
+
+