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Forum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: WPEngine with VVV and VV by bradp question@foundationkevin The way we have been setting up our local environments. I use VVV and Variable VVV to make site setup quick and easy. You can find Variable VVV here: https://github.com/bradp/vv
Once you have VVV and Variable VVV installed you can quickly and easily spin up a new site by using the “vv create” command in the terminal.
Then in order to pull down your database and media files to your local environment, I use Migrate DB Pro plugin. It is a little expensive, but it is an awesome plugin and makes syncing multiple developers databases and media files super simple.
https://deliciousbrains.com/wp-migrate-db-pro/Once you have those in place is is very simple to get new developers setup with a current database and media files.
Forum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: WPEngine with VVV and VV by bradp questionWhen you initially setup your local environment, you will need to create a backup from WPEngine and download it. You will then need to remove some specific files and move the contents into your local directory. You can find info to help you here:
Once you have a working directory it is a good idea to create a github/bitbucket repository to easily clone the repository moving forward and it makes it easier for other team members to spin theirs up. But you won’t be able to deply from that repository, you will always need to pull down to local and then push up to wp-engine in order to deploy. The following link might help you understand how the data flow works.
Forum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: WPEngine with VVV and VV by bradp questionYes. I use VVV and VV with WPEngine. Although I have just started using this setup on two sites. I have had no problems so far. Works like a charm. I attempted to use Mercury HGV which is supposed to more accurately simulate WPEngine’s stack, but that was more difficult to use, especially with multiple sites. And I called WPEngine, and they seemed to have no clue how to use it or set it up. So I switched back to VVV and I am glad I did. It is so much easier to quickly spin up a local site and it syncs up files and folders just fine. No problems so far.