Make site live but still local.

  • cayongrayoo

    (@cayongrayoo)


    10 years, 3 months ago

    Hi there guys.

    Currently making a site in WordPress. It’s hosted locally ( i access it by going to localhost:port). Wondering how I can make the site live but still hosted on my pc? I’m using web matrix. I’ve read a lot about using WAMP but every tutorial I see is for people who have not started their site.
    I’m slightly new to this but not completely so I may have missed out some info.

    Many Thanks!

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  • Chris Hardin

    (@chrishardin)

    10 years, 3 months ago

    Point your domain name at your hosting companies DNS.

    Copy your files from your local setup to your remote setup/live host.

    Download your db from your local phpmyadmin.
    Create a new db on your live host phpmyadmin. Import the db file you downloaded.
    Edit the newly uploaded db options table change the siteurl and home to http://yourwebsite.com

    modify the wp-config.php file to use your live site db user , db name and password

    try it out.

    If it loads, you were successful. Login to the dashboard using http://yourwebsite.com/wp-admin go to settings / permalinks click save changes. This will update your .htaccess file. Your site should be live and function now.

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