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# Changing the website URL in WordPress

> There are certain scenarios where you may want to change the URL for a WordPress site. Follow our step-by-step instructions to update your URL.

There are many reasons which warrant a change of [WordPress](https://hosting.com/hosting/platforms/wordpress-hosting) site URL. Top reasons include:

* Moving [WordPress](https://hosting.com/hosting/platforms/wordpress-hosting/managed-wordpress-hosting/) site from HTTP to HTTPS
* Migrating [WordPress](https://hosting.com/hosting/platforms/wordpress-hosting) site to a new domain
* Moving WordPress site from local site to a live site
* Moving WordPress site to a different directory.

There are three ways to change or update WordPress URLs; this article describes how to change [WordPress](https://hosting.com/hosting/platforms/wordpress-hosting) site URLs using phpMyAdmin.

## Changing the WordPress site URL

To change the website URL in WordPress, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).
2. In the **Databases** section of the cPanel home screen, click **phpMyAdmin**:\\
   <img src="https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wordpress-updatesiteurl-1.png" />
3. In the left-hand pane of phpMyAdmin, click the [WordPress](https://hosting.com/hosting/platforms/wordpress-hosting/managed-wordpress-hosting/) database. A list of tables in the database appears:\\
   <img src="https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wordpress-updatesiteurl-5.png" />

<Tip>
  Typically, the WordPress database is\
  **username\_wpXXX** or\
  **username\_a2wpXXX** , where *username* represents your cPanel username, and *XXX* is a three-digit number.
</Tip>

4. Under the **Table** heading, click the **wp\_options** table. A list of data rows appears:\\
   <img src="https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wordpress-updatesiteurl-2.png" alt="phpMyAdmin - WordPress options table" />
5. Under the **option\_name** heading, locate **siteurl and home**, and then click the pencil icon next to **Edit** the option value for each row:
6. Update the **option\_value** field to the new site URL:

<Warning>
  **Important**

  * Make sure you type the correct URL, or your WordPress installation will be inaccessible.
  * Make sure the URL begins with *http\://*.
  * Make sure the URL does not end with a forward slash ( **/** ).
</Warning>

7. Under the **option\_name** heading, locate **home**, and then click **Edit**:

![](https://files.readme.io/871568557e215a354960cf3b9d3e0bbcfaadfe60036ecd79ac862dd09774e69e-kb-wordpress-updatesiteurl-4.png)

7. Click **Go**. phpMyAdmin saves the changes in the table. WordPress should now function correctly using the new URL.

## Related articles

* [Accessing your web site before DNS propagation is complete](/docs/accessing-your-web-site-before-dns-propagation-is-complete)