WordPress Manual Migration

In this article i will explain how to clone WordPress website to local server or to other remote server/directory.

Step#1 Clone repository
- Clone the repository from bash
- Compress and download manually to local directory and unzip

Step#2 Export Database
- Export MySQL database from phpmyadmin or other MySQL client, make sure to export both tables and data.

Step#3 Import Database
- Import MySQL script file to selected database, make sure to disable option “stop on errors in batch mode”

Step#4 Create Virtual-host/Alias (for local deployment)
- Create virtualhost or Alias on directory
- Test alias or virtualhost url in browser to confirm

Step#5 Configure attributes in the database
- Update URL/Host IP in table wp_options with key named
1. home
2. siteurl

Step#6 Configure Database Credentials
- Update database credentials in wp-config.php and update fields.
1. DB_NAME
2. DB_USER
3. DB_PASSWORD
4. DB_HOST

Step#7 Access website By URL or IP
- Try to access the site by typing the URL or Host IP

The basic migration is completed for further question and inquiries please write in comment section.
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