{"id":116510,"date":"2024-09-26T05:39:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T05:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/tutorials\/?p=116510"},"modified":"2026-03-09T19:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:17:10","slug":"how-to-migrate-from-wpengine-to-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/ng\/tutorials\/how-to-migrate-from-wpengine-to-hostinger","title":{"rendered":"How to migrate from WPEngine to Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Any website owner might need to migrate to a different hosting provider at some point. If that’s you, why not migrate to Hostinger? <\/p>

As a hosting provider recommended by WordPress.org, we curate our hosting solutions to meet all needs, budgets, and skill levels. On top of that, we also make sure that migrating to Hostinger is quick and easy.<\/p>

Follow these two simple steps to migrate your website from WPEngine to Hostinger.<\/p>

Step 1. Export your site from WPEngine<\/h2>

WPEngine has a built-in backup tool that you can use to move your website’s content and database to another host. Here’s how:<\/p>

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  1. Head to Sites<\/a> and go to Manage<\/strong> → Backups<\/strong> → Create backup<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Fill in the backup description and email notification fields, then hit Create<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Once completed, you’ll see a new entry in the Backup<\/strong> list. Click on the three-dot<\/strong> icon and choose Prepare ZIP<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Select Full Backup<\/strong> to back up all of your site’s content, and then enter your email to receive a notification when the backup is complete. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Click Prepare ZIP<\/strong> to compile the backup file for download.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Go back to the Backup<\/strong> list and select Download ZIP<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. WPEngine will send the ZIP<\/strong> file to your email. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Open the ZIP<\/strong> file and delete the following PHP files:\n