Moving your WordPress site: different domain , same host

This post is the first one in a series of articles about moving your WordPress installation:

• Moving your WordPress site: same domain , new host
• Moving your WordPress site: different domain , same host (Current)
• Moving your WordPress site: different domain , new host (Coming soon)

If you will use a different domain for your wordpress site , or you are moving your site from a development subdomain to the main domain you still have the 3 basic steps, and I will highlight the differences from Moving your WordPress site: same domain , new host

Adding the domain name to the hosting

Most hosts use CPannel , so you just need to add the domain to the hosting (using addon domains option) and change it’s nameservers from your registrar. A root folder will be created for the domain.

Moving the WordPress database

As you might figure out , you still need to export your database. The database export process is explained in another post of mine, Moving your WordPress site: same domain , new host.
The difference comes now. Many people like to use database querries to modify the domain names , but I like to use a text editor (this method is easier to use and leaves 0 room for error.)
Get your favorite advanced text editor (I highly recommend Notepad++).

Open your .sql file with it and open the mass replace option. Replace your subdomain or old domain with your new domain name in all the document. This is a good place to pay attention to typos.
Now you just need to create a new database and import the edited sql file.

Moving the files

Since both domains are on the same host , just copy the files from one folder to another (the folders corresponding to the addon domain root). Now download the wp-config.php file and modify the info to connect to your newly created database.