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replace wordpress database content when migrating.
update wp_options set option_value = replace(option_value,'http://old_domain.com','http://new_domain.com');
update wp_postmeta set meta_value = replace(meta_value,'http://old_domain.com','http://new_domain.com');
update wp_posts set post_content = replace(post_content,'http://old_domain.com','http://new_domain.com');
update wp_posts set guid = replace(guid,'http://old_domain.com','http://new_domain.com');
update wp_posts set pinged = replace(pinged,'http://old_domain.com','http://new_domain.com');
update wp_comments set comment_content = replace(comment_content,'http://old_domain.com','http://new_domain.com');
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If you want to change admin password.

Update 'database'.'user' SET 'user_pass'=MD5('p4$$w0r5') WHERE 'wp_users'.'ID'=1;

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oh, this is actually worse than I thought...

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UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = replace(option_value, 'http://www.oldurl', 'http://www.newurl') WHERE option_name = 'home' OR option_name = 'siteurl';
UPDATE wp_posts SET guid = replace(guid, 'http://www.oldurl','http://www.newurl');
UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = replace(post_content, 'http://www.oldurl', 'http://www.newurl');
UPDATE wp_postmeta SET meta_value = replace(meta_value,'http://www.oldurl','http://www.newurl');

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