Title: Advice: Development Site
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Advice: Development Site

 *  [scorendesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scorendesign/)
 * (@scorendesign)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/advice-development-site/)
 * I’m developing a WP website to replace a standard html website.
 * What’s the best way to develop the WP website so, when done, I can easily replace
   the old site with the new WP site? Can I safely develop it in a directory on 
   my client’s server and take it live when done?
 * From what I’ve read here, it’s tricky/problematic.

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 *  [rabsaque](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rabsaque/)
 * (@rabsaque)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/advice-development-site/#post-7400456)
 * the problem with this is that wordpress depends of Database too much for modifications
   so maybe even if you use a plug in like Composer to design your site some of 
   the changes will not appear until you import your local database to your on-line
   server son the best way in my experience is to develop on-line is risky but saves
   a lot of time and is easier.
 *  Thread Starter [scorendesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scorendesign/)
 * (@scorendesign)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/advice-development-site/#post-7400463)
 * Others must do this “offline.” How do you plan for developing in one place and
   moving the site/database to another? What’s the best approach?
 *  [implenton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/implenton/)
 * (@implenton)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/advice-development-site/#post-7400667)
 * Hello [@scorendesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scorendesign/),
 * You can read more about moving a WordPress installation here:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)
 * Cheers

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