Title: Slave install for testing
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Slave install for testing

 *  [boboz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boboz/)
 * (@boboz)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slave-install-for-testing/)
 * Hi,
 * Would it be possible to set up some sort of slave install of wordpress for another
   live install? I mean in a different dir but using the same db (read only for 
   posts) and maybe upload dir.
 * Testing layouts, I often want to see how it looks with the real posts. I know
   you can export and import but it’s a little bit quirky.
 * Sharing db sounds risky I know. Perhaps a better way would be some sort of sync
   plugin for posts, uploads asf. Or how do you test your themes/functionality?
 * Thanks

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slave-install-for-testing/#post-888987)
 * [http://striderweb.com/nerdaphernalia/features/virtual-multiblog/](http://striderweb.com/nerdaphernalia/features/virtual-multiblog/)
   
   [http://justintadlock.com/archives/2008/09/20/installing-two-wordpress-blogs-with-the-same-users](http://justintadlock.com/archives/2008/09/20/installing-two-wordpress-blogs-with-the-same-users)
 *  Thread Starter [boboz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boboz/)
 * (@boboz)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slave-install-for-testing/#post-888993)
 * Thanks samboll!
    that virtual-multiblog is an interesting one.
 * As I’m thinking, sharing db feels to scary. This is also a client install so 
   got to be carefull. Sync has got to be the way to do it. Wish I could write plugins.
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slave-install-for-testing/#post-888995)
 * might look at this thread
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/147992?replies=4](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/147992?replies=4)
 * and this
    [http://clonepanel.com/mirrored-dynamic-sites-using-wordpress/2006/07/23/](http://clonepanel.com/mirrored-dynamic-sites-using-wordpress/2006/07/23/)

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