No matter what I need to transfer the old site info
]]>Working local is a great idea, but can a have a bit of a learning curve. If you’re on a mac,
https://local.getflywheel.com/ is a new phenomenal tool to get started quick. If you need to work on a staging site in the meantime, that’s okay too.
Generally (in my opinion) there are three main things that need to be done when duplicating an existing WordPress site.
1. Get a blank/clean WordPress install working somewhere (Hosting, Local Machine, wherever)
2. Migrate Files: Replace the clean WP installs’ wp-content
folder with the wp-content
folder from the existing site.
3. Migrate the Database: Easiest way to accomplish this is using a plugin like https://github.com/wp-sync-db/wp-sync-db (especially if you’re not savvy with MySql/PhpMyAdmin)
Hope this helps!
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