how to move my site from a remote host and hosting it live on my home computer.

  • Scott@adszoom

    (@scottadszoom)


    9 years, 11 months ago

    Hi
    So we are leaving our remote host $$ and want to run our existing web site off our imac.The imac is more then capable fyi

    Here is what we did so fare:

    1 full back up image from cpanel on remote host.
    2 Filezilla down the zip file that is a “full back up”
    3 placed it in Library/WebServer/Documents and unpacked it.Turned on “web share” / made sure php was turned on.
    4 redirected my DNS set for the domain to our IP. and waited till it was ready.
    Im using OS 10.7.5 MAC FYI and I get nothing but a page

    “Index of /
    [ICO] Name Last modified Size Description
    Apache/2.2.26 (Unix) DAV/2 Server at atlantics-imac.home Port 80″

    and if you type in the domain to the address bar via browser; it try to access the router.

    what did I do wrong? and is it possible to just run the site via “MAMP” so the public can access it?

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    Did you review Moving_WordPress?

    Thread Starter Scott@adszoom

    (@scottadszoom)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    yes it was a full cpan back up we are unpacking

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    Did that include a database backup file?

    Thread Starter Scott@adszoom

    (@scottadszoom)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    yes full back up included all connections and data base; it was unpacked from the zip at the same time as well

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    And did you then import that database backup into your local database after changing all of the urls?

    Thread Starter Scott@adszoom

    (@scottadszoom)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    we did not change any url? we unzipped the file like it was in our home directory at Hg …

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    Then – as I originally suggested – please review Moving_WordPress.

    Thread Starter Scott@adszoom

    (@scottadszoom)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    Hi
    I did we did not change any url or permalinks and such; did i miss something?

    Thread Starter Scott@adszoom

    (@scottadszoom)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    ok this part of the article you sent me” thanks by the way ”

    ” ( i copied this and pasted here )
    if you are changing to a new server but same domain, all you need to do is edit wp-config.php with your new database/user information and upload everything as it is to your new server.

    “
    if i unzip my cpan full back up that includes ALL data base and config files; can i just leave them alone or do i have to change anything if we kept the urls and data connections the same? can I just leave them in the places they unzip to?

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    You still have to import the database backup into an empty database! You are moving the site to another server.

    Thread Starter Scott@adszoom

    (@scottadszoom)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    hmm ya but the cpan back up included the “populated backup” still connected or am i crazy? This is what they said at Host G…

    Thread Starter Scott@adszoom

    (@scottadszoom)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    “populated backup” SORRY populated data bases.. not “back up

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    You have to import the populated database backup into a new database. Databases themselves cannot be “backed up” or zipped up.

    Thread Starter Scott@adszoom

    (@scottadszoom)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    ah so I have to create a new data base then import the unzipped one? where would I create that data base ; in what directory…

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    so I have to create a new data base then import the unzipped one?

    Yes

    where would I create that data base ; in what directory…

    Databases do not reside in directories but within your MySQL server. You will need to create the db with Phpmyadmin or another db management tool.

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