using localhost for testing

  • bzreed

    (@bzreed)


    8 years, 7 months ago

    Dear Support,

    I am trying to learn WordPress.

    I have a site at, nynaturalfaceliftmassage. It is a linux hosted site. I access that site via, wp-admin and then logon remotely.

    Locally, I have a virtual machine and I installed WordPress on it. I access it via, localhost/wp-admin/.

    I am trying to play with WordPress locally so that I can test things locally and not ruin the live site.

    But, I am confused on how to backup the real site and then import/restore the site locally.

    I have already ftp’d the remote site and have a copy of it locally.

    But, don’t know what to do next. How can I import/restore the live site on to my test system?

    Thank you for your time and help.

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  • RossMitchell

    (@rossmitchell)

    8 years, 7 months ago

    Strongly suggest that you use the plugin DUPLICATOR on your live site to manage all the “moving WordPress” issues, like changing all the URLs in your database.
    Basically:
    – the files you have downloaded are fine, you will only need to change the file “wp-config.php”
    – You will need a copy of the database from your live site with adjustments of the URLs, DUPLICATOR will do this.

    Thread Starter bzreed

    (@bzreed)

    8 years, 6 months ago

    thank you. will attempt with Duplicator. Duplicator looks a bit complex especially with the database bit, at the moment I can’t import the database so will have to look at the item that “failed”. thanks again.

    edgar78

    (@edgar78)

    8 years, 6 months ago

    Hi, if you can’t do it with Duplicator try it manually, by exporting your database via Phpmyadmin in your server.

    RossMitchell

    (@rossmitchell)

    8 years, 6 months ago

    Yes duplicator can look intimidating, it has lots of flexibility and options. I say “Don’t be intimidated”, have a clear idea of what you want to do, read the instructions and understand what terminology they use and how it relates to your needs. Then proceed step by step.

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