Title: Building on Testing Server?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Building on Testing Server?

 *  [tkncb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tkncb/)
 * (@tkncb)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/building-on-testing-server/)
 * I’m working on redesigning an existing non-wordpress website to a wordpress themed
   website. I haven’t downloaded anything yet, but have confirmed that the existing
   web host/server can support wordpress.
 * Here are my questions:
    1) I need to leave the existing website up and running
   while I develop the new one. Eventually, the new wordpress site will be in the
   root directory. Do I create a subdirectory on the webserver and download wordpress
   in to that? What would the url look like for the subdirectory? Is a subdirectory
   the only and best option?
 * 2) How do I then move the contents of the subdirectory in to the root level and
   replace the existing content when I’m ready?
 * 3) What issues/problems should I plan on encountering?
 * Thanks for your help!

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 *  [theApe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theape/)
 * (@theape)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/building-on-testing-server/#post-1828210)
 * you could have a look at XAMPP
    [http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html](http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html)
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/building-on-testing-server/#post-1828271)
 * If you want to work on a wordpress on your your online server account then install
   wordpress in folder and if if you want to keep it private until you ready you
   can password protect that folder.
 * Once you have it all set up ready to go live you can follow instructions here
   how move wordpress on your server
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)

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 * Last reply from: [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/building-on-testing-server/#post-1828271)
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