Transfer from host to local host with all messages and
I am working on a WordPress site, I changed the theme, but that is well said, I need the site to work live all day with one of the themes (because of the information); I want to change the settings of a new theme locally and after that change the theme to work well and I need site information and posts and .... I tried and searched more about this but I could not find anything useful
how can I move the site to localhost with all posts to change the subject? is it possible or not? or how can i work with a theme but i have another theme on my site?
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Yes you can do it easily
If , you have full access to your site and host (FTP, phpmyadmin, etc.).
Fisrt:
Get a backup of your database (s) from cpanel and then your whole wordpress site with ftp.
Secondly:
In yourdb.sql file rename the links: Find only yoursite.com/
and replace withlocalhost/foldername/
Note. ... Don't click on the Add All button, but it doesn't have to.
Third:
Third and final import of your db to localhost/phpmyadmin
(create DB first, then upload to it) and then change your mysql credentials to wp-config.php
For example:
// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define('DB_NAME', 'Your DB Name');
/** MySQL database username */
define('DB_USER', 'root');
/** MySQL database password */
define('DB_PASSWORD', '');
/** MySQL hostname */
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
/** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
/** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */
define('DB_COLLATE', '');
then create a folder in xampp/htdocs/
and paste the whole Wordpress site backup
Hope this helps you.
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