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1. padraigstapleton
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #
   

   Hi there, I have a site on MAMP (version 2.0.1) created in WordPress, that I am now ready to put online. It's replacing a current site that was created in Dreamweaver. I can connect through FTP (Filezilla) and I need to put the WordPress site online. The question is, how do I go about doing that? Many thanks, finding it tricky!

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 4 months ago #
   

   See Moving_WordPress.

3. padraigstapleton
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #
   

   Thank you.... Do I need to change the wp.config.php settings before transferring? The SQL hostname has 'localhost:8889' after it.

   // ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
   /** The name of the database for WordPress */
   define('DB_NAME', '*****');

   /** MySQL database username */
   define('DB_USER', '*****');

   /** MySQL database password */
   define('DB_PASSWORD', '************');

   /** MySQL hostname */
   define('DB_HOST', 'localhost:8889');

4. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 4 months ago #
   

   You have to edit your wp-config.php file, yes. It has to point to the remote database.

5. padraigstapleton
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #
   

   Thank you. I was checking previous questions. Do I need copy all the WordPress files offline to a new folder called public_html? I've just asked the host what I need to chance the MySQL settings to, to point to the remote database.

6. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 4 months ago #
   

   Please refer to the page I linked to above.

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