Title: Duplicator question
Last modified: September 6, 2016

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# Duplicator question

 *  Resolved [123mcz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123mcz/)
 * (@123mcz)
 * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-question/)
 * Hello,
 * I would like to transfer my XAMPP created site to my live server.
    I have set
   up a blank WordPress site on my server through Softaculous and downloaded all
   of the plugins+theme to match my local host site. I have read through this article:
   [http://wpdean.com/how-to-move-wordpress-from-localhost-to-live-host-server/](http://wpdean.com/how-to-move-wordpress-from-localhost-to-live-host-server/)
   and continue to have questions.
 * My questions are:
    1-Can I use Duplicator only to make this transfer (local host
   to server)? 2-Will using Duplicator completely remove my need to use the velvet
   blues update urls plugin?: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/velvet-blues-update-urls/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/velvet-blues-update-urls/)
   3- Do I need to create a “New Admin” account?
 * Your response is very appreciated.
 * Thank you,

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 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-question/#post-8164316)
 * Hey 123mcz,
 * 1. Yes.
    2. Yes. 3. No. But if you want to add a new one under the second step
   of the installer there is a spot to create a new account under advanced options.
 * Hope that helps~
 *  Thread Starter [123mcz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123mcz/)
 * (@123mcz)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-question/#post-8164534)
 * Hi Cory,
 * Thanks for responding, I appreciate it.
    I attempted using the Duplicator plugin
   to make the transfer and it unfortunately did not work for me.
 * I even conducted the transfer 4 alternative ways :
    1st way: creating a new database
   and transferring the XAMPP site there 2nd: overwriting a new Softaculous WordPress
   install database on the live server with the XAMPP site 3rd & 4th: creating an
   admin account for the 1st and 2nd variations listed above.
 * In all 4 scenarios, I had the same end result: a new WordPress account was created
   which contained plugins and no content.
 * This series of events led me to conduct a manual FTP upload of my XAMPP site 
   to my server. Unfortunately, this also did not work.
    I wrote about my issue 
   in my current post with the title: “dysfunctional XAMPP site transfer to live
   server: database malfunction”
 * Should you have any insight on my peculiar case, I would really appreciate your
   feedback.
 * Thanks,
 * 123mcz
 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-question/#post-8168820)
 * Hey 123mcz,
 * I believe this FAQ item may help or provide some clues about the database issues
   you ran into:
 *  -> Browse to: [http://lifeinthegrid.com/duplicator-faq](http://lifeinthegrid.com/duplicator-faq)
   -
   > Find section: “Database Issues”
 * Hope this helps!
 *  Thread Starter [123mcz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123mcz/)
 * (@123mcz)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-question/#post-8171500)
 * Thank you Cory! What you have referred me to is very helpful.
    123mcz
 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-question/#post-8174275)
 * No Problem… Good Luck!

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