Need Help With Local Host Stage Migration from Live

  • Hi,
    Firstly I apologies for the improper adjectives likely contained beneath, but here’s the situation.

    I had a WordPress site created for me back in 2013, and it needs work bad, so I’m trying to create a local host and work on a stage version safely. Steps taken.

    1.) Using WAMP server 2.5, I ripped all the files contained in the live server cpanel to the www folder.
    2.) set up virtual host using this guide. https://superuser.com/questions/773288/wamp-missing-http-localhost-in-urls-wrong-wamp-projects-links
    3.)exported the SQL tables using myPHPadmin, then imported them to the local SQL database ensuring matching DB_NAME, DB_User, DB_PASS.

    4.) I then launch the server locally and get a green W (all is good) and load http:\localhost\My Project Thing. at that point I get a directory, and I click public HTML. Then it loads a mis- configured 404 page, with bits and pieces of my site all over. When I click the HOME button it takes me to the live page.

    What I’m trying to accomplish is to update to the latest WordPress to improve load time/security. As well, I’m trying to set up a dummy tester so I can safely make modifications.

    Thanks
    Chris

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  • Thread Starter mrfumo

    (@mrfumo)

    Any help is greatly appreciated! I done a bunch of research and I think it has to do with some sort of formatting data not pointing towards the correct files, as it changes from live server to localhost. HALP PLEASE!

    Thread Starter mrfumo

    (@mrfumo)

    So I used this walk through and noticed there is a command to set the SQL table point to the local host site instead. I used the SQL commands found in this guide.
    https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-move-live-wordpress-site-to-local-server/
    Now, it formats evenly with the screen, but lost ALL images, theme, CSS, etc. Just text and a “This is somewhat embarrassing, isn’t it?” message.

    HELP

    Thread Starter mrfumo

    (@mrfumo)

    Deleted the modified local SQL table, and restored the copy from live myPHPadmin. Site now has same graphics again, but in the wrong spots and not properly formatted. Any help would be wonderful

    Thread Starter mrfumo

    (@mrfumo)

    UPDATE:

    I discovered a tab in myphpadmin>SQL for SITE URL and HOME needed to be changed to my localhost project location. It then lost all the graphics and custom formatting that the live site had, but I’m starting to understand that previously it had been pointing to the live site from my local stage. Now I have it configured to look locally , but how do I restore all of the nuances?

    Abdul Samad

    (@abdul-samad-k-t)

    You can install Duplicator plugin on live site to make a copy of live site and install a fresh WordPress and duplicator plugin on localhost. Then copy the live site to local. After that if any link go to live site, use search and replace plugin to replace the links with correct one.

    Thread Starter mrfumo

    (@mrfumo)

    Thank you Abdul!

    I have a few quick questions that I’m hoping you can answer before I do anything to my live site.

    1:) will adding a plugin do anything destructive to the live site? Mine apparently has a bunch of odd custom stuff in it (????)

    2:) will duplicator plug-in work in reverse as well? i.e. migrating a better version from staging localhost to the live server?

    Thanks a ton man!

    Abdul Samad

    (@abdul-samad-k-t)

    1: I did’t get any problem when using with live site.

    2: Yes, It can do reverse too.

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