Title: setting up a test side
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# setting up a test side

 *  [apoulemanos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apoulemanos/)
 * (@apoulemanos)
 * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-up-a-test-side/)
 * I want to set up a test side at adampoulemanos.com/test …. I want to set it up
   so it just uses my existing database/posts so I can test CSS and index.
    I figured
   I could do this just by installing a fresh installation of wordpress in the directory
   and pointing it to my existing database, I just want to make sure I don’t do 
   anything that will corrupt or mess up my database. How do I got about doing it
   and ensuring that this will not happen? Thanks.

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 *  [faewench](https://wordpress.org/support/users/faewench/)
 * (@faewench)
 * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-up-a-test-side/#post-72707)
 * you can install it and edit the config file to point to a new table prefix ie…
   the default table prefix is wp_, you can change that to test_
    hope this is helpful:)
   fae
 *  Thread Starter [apoulemanos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apoulemanos/)
 * (@apoulemanos)
 * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-up-a-test-side/#post-72774)
 * This I know, but if possible, I’d like to set it up so that it simply reads off
   of my existing tables (same posts, etc) but with a new CSS/index
 *  [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/)
 * (@root)
 * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-up-a-test-side/#post-72779)
 * As I understand it – this cant be done – not quite.
 *  [Stuart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stuart/)
 * (@stuart)
 * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-up-a-test-side/#post-72794)
 * That was a bit cryptic Root 🙂 . You can set up a new “test” page with it’s own“
   test” css. Just upload them to your existing blog directory and then point your
   browser at it. If you chmod both files 666 you can edit them in “templates” in
   admin. They will use your existing database to grab posts, menu items etc however
   the “not quite” bit that Root mentions is that you can’t view the “comments” 
   side of your blog with the new CSS. If you click on the comments button you end
   up back in your current layout. I don’t know a way round this so I leave styling
   on the comment side till I go live with the new layout.
 *  [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/)
 * (@root)
 * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-up-a-test-side/#post-72796)
 * There are variations between 1.2 Mingus and 1.3 which can disturb this but as
   Stu says that will work pretty neatly. He should know 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [apoulemanos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apoulemanos/)
 * (@apoulemanos)
 * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-up-a-test-side/#post-73009)
 * lol, okay, I’ll just up a new database.

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