New WP site on new server

  • Client has a static site on another server. They want me to create a WP site on my GoDaddy server. Can I set up their new WP site on my server and when ready to launch just change the DNS on their domain name to point to my server? We don’t want to disrupt the original site on the other server until we are ready to launch the new WP site.

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  • You could, but legally and technically the website would be owned by you and your responsibility as it is on your Hosting account. Possession being 9/10 of the law… or so they say. If there is a falling out later (anything can happen) then things could get a bit sticky.

    A better way is to create a dir. on your Client’s Hosting account and install WordPress there. Password protect it using a Password Plugin so nobody and no Search Engines can access it. Work on it to your heart’s content.

    Once completed and ready to go live, the current website is removed, move everything WordPress related up one level, change some lines in the .htaccess file and you’re done.

    From a legal and responsibily point-of-view, it’s always better when the Client has access and control of what they own.

    Thread Starter cvalk

    (@cvalk)

    Clarification: It’s not a legal issue. Client wants to move to my server. I just want to know if I can build the site on my server and leave the old sight active until ready to launch the new one. At that time activating the new site would just be a matter of changing the domain name dns to point to my server. Is that correct? Am I missing something?

    Can’t see a problem with that.

    That’s pretty much what I’d do in that situation.

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