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SQL query to update *wp_options* records that are specific to the host of a WordPress site. Run this query after copying the DB to another server (if this URL is different). Useful for deploying WordPress from a dev server to a live environment.

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  1. # Dev to Production
  2.  
  3. SET @uri_from = 'www.devurl.local';
  4. SET @uri_to = 'www.liveurl.net';
  5.  
  6. UPDATE wp_options SET `option_value` = REPLACE(`option_value`, @uri_from, @uri_to) 
  7. 	WHERE `option_value` LIKE CONCAT( "%", @uri_from, "%" );
  8.  
  9. UPDATE wp_posts SET `guid` = REPLACE(`guid`, @uri_from, @uri_to);
  10.  
  11. UPDATE wp_posts SET `post_content` = REPLACE(`post_content`, @uri_from, @uri_to);
  12.  
  13. UPDATE wp_postmeta SET `meta_value` = REPLACE(`meta_value`, @uri_from, @uri_to);

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