Local host

  • janiannirac1ng

    (@janiannirac1ng)


    7 years, 6 months ago

    Beginner with WP, asked to update WPcourseware Course content offline, what is the easiest way to set up offline, currently only author access to live site and content. Also been using Ipad app, should I move to windows pc. Haven’t done any web work for 14 years, so tech has passed me bye. Thanks

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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    7 years, 6 months ago

    You should want to make a localhost WP installation on your local computer. It can be Windows, Linux, or Mac, the O/S doesn’t matter, as long it’s not a mobile device. You will need to also install server, PHP, and DB software before installing WP. The xAMPP stack from ApacheFriends.org has been the go to solution for a long time. Recently, many devs now swear by Local by Flywheel.

    Replicate the site’s theme and plugins on your installation. Import relevant content from the site that you need to complete your tasks. If the site DB isn’t too large, I’d simply import the entire thing.

    I also recommend adding the site domain name to your local hosts file, pointing to 127.0.0.1 (localhost). Ensure your WP install has the site and home URLs set the same as the live site. This way, when you export to the live site, you don’t have to worry about correcting URLs in content. If you don’t do this step, you would need to search/replace all occurrences of localhost to the domain name.

    By adding the hosts file entry, you will not be able to access the live site using the domain name. You would need to access by IP, or use a different device without the hosts entry.

    snifflevalve

    (@snifflevalve)

    7 years, 6 months ago

    @janiannirac1ng –
    Another suggestion.
    If you move to a PC (Windows), install the Laragon local web server.
    https://laragon.org/

    Then use the All In One WP Migration plugin to move the live site to this local installation.
    https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-migration/

    Live Site:
    – install AIOWPM and Export to file

    Local:
    – install Laragon
    – use Laragon’s “Quick Create” to set up a new, local WP install
    – install AIOWPM on this install
    – import from file
    – log out, log in, save permalinks twice
    – done 🙂

    Cheers!
    Lyle

    • This reply was modified 7 years, 6 months ago by snifflevalve. Reason: more info
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