Create a copy of current website

  • I need to create a copy of my live wordpress website on a test server (CentOS 7) which I just built and have full access to for new edits and testing before going live. The current developer sent me a zip file of the website and also the database. Now I need to do the following steps but need help with how to do the following:

    1. copy the website to the new server which will have multiple websites installed.
    2. change the name of the website on the test server
    3. update to the latest version of WordPress (Not sure how to determine what the current version that is installed is.)

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  • Hi jarmar

    Please follow these steps to create copy of your live website:-
    1. Copy the theme folder which developer has given you and paste in you local server xampp,wampp/ but ever are you using. For example go to xampp/htdocs/wordpress/theme
    and paste your theme folder.
    2. create a database.
    3. import database in your current database which developer has given you.
    4. change the database name in theme/wp-config.php file
    5. open your website dashboard go to Appearance/themes/ open theme activate your new theme and visit to website
    if there any problem please ask will solve it in detail.

    Thanks

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