Localhost install WITHOUT dashboard/site access

  • Hi all,
    I’m wanting to install a wordpress site locally that I no longer have live online as I no longer own the domain. (Technically there were two sites, a main WP site and a subdomain installed with another install of WP because of functionality/theme). I was able to FTP the files (of both installs, separately) back down to my computer, but don’t know how to install them locally using Duplicator or even phpMyAdmin (which I barely understand at this point anyway) because there’s no dash to go to.

    I have MAMP installed, and can get wordpress installed locally and even bring up an “empty” new site, but don’t know how to install my old files to be able to work on the site.

    Do I need to get into the DB somehow to change the site name? Tweak the code? Spit on the ground and spin three times?

    I’m relatively NOOB, so use small words, but direct me to any other tutorials that might fit.

    PS. I’m running OSX 10.7.5 and honestly don’t remember the version WP I was running before.

    Thank all,

    Damon

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  • Hello.
    You’ll need a download of the remote site’s database.
    Then, import via phpMyAdmin (or similar).
    URL’s will need repair.
    Read this detailed Codex article on Moving WordPress.

    Good luck!

    Thread Starter whereisnomad

    (@whereisnomad)

    Is the database itself somewhere in the full site files I downloaded from the server? Can I extract it separately from the download and/or server the site is still living on?

    Dion

    (@diondesigns)

    Unless someone generated the file for you, the database would not be part of the site files you downloaded.

    If the server has a control panel, you might be able to obtain a copy of the database though that panel. If phpMyAdmin is available on the server, you can use that to download the database. If neither one is available, you will need shell/SSH (command-line) access to the server in order to create a database file you can download.

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