Title: sub-domain as development
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# sub-domain as development

 *  Resolved [lucianp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lucianp/)
 * (@lucianp)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sub-domain-as-development/)
 * I have an active static site that I want to move to Word Press keeping the same
   domain name and want to know the best process to do this. I am thinking perhaps
   building in a sub-domain of the site and then moving it to the domain when ready.
 * Would this be the correct approach?
    What would I need to change when I move 
   to it to production?
 * I want to use the remote server it will eventually reside on.
    I do not want 
   to use localhost for this project.
 * I am sure others have done this or done something similar and would like to know
   their views.
 * thank you

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 *  [s_ha_dum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apljdi/)
 * (@apljdi)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sub-domain-as-development/#post-2962083)
 * > I want to use the remote server it will eventually reside on.
   >  I do not want
   > to use localhost for this project.
 * You just shot down my suggestion. I never build on an active host.
 * Unless you are going to keep the subdomain, don’t bother creating it. Install
   WordPress to a subfolder of your active site then when you are ready to move 
   it you should be able to treat it like a [subdirectory install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sub-domain-as-development/codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory?output_format=md#Using_a_pre-existing_subdirectory_install).
 *  Thread Starter [lucianp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lucianp/)
 * (@lucianp)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sub-domain-as-development/#post-2962099)
 * thanks for the reply.
    I think I will use your original suggestion (that I shot
   down 🙂 ) and build a virtual machine and put xampp on it.
 * My original question remains ‘What would I need to change when I move to it to
   production?’
 * How is your environment set up?
 * thanks
 *  [s_ha_dum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apljdi/)
 * (@apljdi)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sub-domain-as-development/#post-2962112)
 * If you use the localhost option, you would need to move the files and the database.
   And you will need to reset the “[http://localhost&#8221](http://localhost&#8221);
   URLs in the database, for which I use [Velvet Blues Update URLs](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/velvet-blues-update-urls/).
   The [Moving WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#When_Your_Domain_Name_or_URLs_Change)
   section of the Codex has the long form instructions for moving a site, which 
   is basically what you are doing. It is really not that hard.
 * Had you gone with the ‘subdirectory’ option the link I provided answered your
   question about what needs to move.
 * My setup? I have a “roll your own” Linux/Apache/PHP/MySQL/ server on Slackware
   Linux, still my first love, and another on Debian, which I installed with Debian’s
   apt-get packaging system. I have never used any of the WAMP/MAMP/XAMPP packages.
 *  Thread Starter [lucianp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lucianp/)
 * (@lucianp)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sub-domain-as-development/#post-2962116)
 * thanks S, for your input, help and links. Perhaps after I get this site rolling,
   I can roll my own too 🙂
 * I appreciate your help and mark this resolved.
 * thanks

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