Title: Share wordpress files and data with another user, using version control?
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# Share wordpress files and data with another user, using version control?

 *  [prtk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prtk/)
 * (@prtk)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/share-wordpress-files-and-data-with-another-user-using-version-control/)
 * I’m currently developing a website with pages in my WordPress local instance.
   In my WordPress instance I have some plugins and themes active. Few pages in 
   the website uses a form plugin.
    I have WAMP running on my Windows 7.
 * I would like to share the files and data related to the WordPress website under
   development with another user using MAMP.
 * The user would also like to edit the website under development too and also forms
   made with the plugin.
 * It seems multiple author/users can be added on a website with WP, but how can
   I do this for users without the website being hosted anywhere yet.
 * I could use version control system like Mercurial to share the files?
 * Can I export the WordPress database and share it as a file so that the user can
   have their changes recorded? How can do this regardless of the server stack running,
   ie. one user using WAMP and other using MAMP.
 * Please let me know of a appropriate solution. Thanks in advance!

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 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/share-wordpress-files-and-data-with-another-user-using-version-control/#post-4729079)
 * Sorry it’s not clear what you’re asking in relevance to WordPress. You can distribute
   WordPress just as any other directory of files.
 *  [Jeff Matson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffmatson/)
 * (@jeffmatson)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/share-wordpress-files-and-data-with-another-user-using-version-control/#post-4729082)
 * It sounds like you’re looking for something like [Git](http://git-scm.com/). 
   WordPress should operate fine regardless of the OS so don’t worry about MAMP 
   vs WAMP. This tutorial should be able to get you started in using Git for version
   control:
 * [http://try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1](http://try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1)
 *  Thread Starter [prtk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prtk/)
 * (@prtk)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/share-wordpress-files-and-data-with-another-user-using-version-control/#post-4729153)
 * Ok. I think I can use Git or Mercurial.
 * How do I add the WordPress database to a version control repository? Is the database
   included when I add the entire WP directory to the version control repository?
 * Is dir that I add to the repo simply this one: wamp\www\wordpress? Any other 
   directories I should add to the repo for WP content sharing?
 * I just need a way to collaborate on a WordPress website and its contents such
   as forms created by WP plugins with another user. The website is not yet hosted
   online.

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