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This SQL statement will replace any instance of the site's current url with a new url in all the common locations of a WordPress database.
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wordpress-replace-siteurl.sql
UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = replace(option_value, 'http://current-url.com', 'http://new-url.com') WHERE option_name = 'home' OR option_name = 'siteurl';
UPDATE wp_posts SET guid = replace(guid, 'http://current-url.com', 'http://new-url.com');
UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = replace(post_content, 'http://current-url.com', 'http://new-url.com');
UPDATE wp_postmeta SET meta_value = replace(meta_value, 'http://current-url.com', 'http://new-url.com');
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