Problem making dev copy on same server

  • davidbreedlove

    (@davidbreedlove)


    10 years, 12 months ago

    Trying to replicate an existing wp site as a dev site on the same hosted server. Original is in root/wp-live, copy is in root/wp-dev … ie two sibling folders. To begin I copied everything from /wp-live into /wp-dev (via my local HD). Have registered a new domain name and pointed it to the /wp-dev URI. DNS registration has completed, so browser brings up the wp-dev homepage as expected. But all links in wp-dev jump back to wp-live, as I knew they would until I edit config settings. I want to have two separate databases.

    The instructions in wp codex have me confused; can’t seem to get it to work. Can you point me to instructions for the edits I need to make?

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  • W.P. Ginfo

    (@wp-ginfo)

    10 years, 12 months ago

    This is what I would do [cause it works 😉 ]

    Step 1: CONTENT

    1. FTP: Make a backup of the files of your site, using FTP ‘Filezilla’ [free] or your own FTP-program.
      (see: http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_FileZilla )
    2. Make a backup of the CONTENT of the site (the database):
    3. dashboard > tools > export > all content > download exportfile
    4. If required: confirm installation of export tool and run the export

    STEP 2: Installing the new [dev] site

    1. FTP:Copy the OLD installation to the new folder or subdomain.
      !!NOTE!! Do NOT copy the OLD wp-config.php to the new site
    2. Browser: open the NEW site > The 5 minutes WP-install starts
    3. !! When asked enter the data of the OLD wp-config.php, !!IMPORTANT!! enter a DIFFERENT PREFIX e.g. dev_ (don’t forget the _underscore)
      This way both sites sit next to each other in the same database, without problem
    4. Import the old database into the dev-site:
    5. Dashboard > Tools > Import > wordpress > choose the backupfile from your computer, you just created, and ‘upload file and import;
    6. If required: confirm installation of importtool and run the import

      7. Done!

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