I think that as long as you know the path it will work.
But what i do is make the clean install using the same version of WP as the backup.
Install WP clone.
Make a backup of the new site.
Then I use filezilla to connect via ftp.
I upload my desired backup to be restored into the same folder as the new install back up.
Log into the dashboard.
Go to WP clone. Click the button that rescan or repopulate (Unsure of the exact wording).
Your desired back up will be added to the list.
Tell it to restore and you should be done.
Yes, you have to first upload this to any place from where the backup file will be publicly accessible (by URL).
Idea # 1
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You can upload it to your web server root. Generally for most of the cPanel based server it should be “public_html” directory. But due to WordPress .htaccess. Sometimes you can’t directly access it from the root.
So we would recommend you to upload it your wordpress_dir/wp-content/uploads/wp-clone directory. Any assets residing in wp-content upload folder can be easily accessible by the URL.
Idea # 2
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The process @jerlo727 mentioned. That would also work.
Thread Starter
doywil
(@doywil)
Hi,
The System Info box shows Backup Directory Backup directory : /home1/username/mydomain.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-clone/
This is where I have to upload the saved backup file, am I right?
Yes. You are correct. It would work. So after uploading the backup .zip there. Your URL would be something like
http(s)://mydomain.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-clone/backup_zip_folder.zip.
Thread Starter
doywil
(@doywil)
Thank you.
I guess, I’m all set. Gonna start the process.
