- Confirm the destination hostname and WordPress installation.
- Create a current backup of destination data.
- Verify available disk space.
- Confirm whether the operation affects one site or a whole multisite network.
- Record destination credentials; restored authentication may come from the source database.
- Schedule a maintenance window for production.
- Keep a rollback copy outside the destination server.
Do not continue when the destination or multisite scope is ambiguous.
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