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WordPress Local WordPress Development Local WordPress Development Migrating WordPress from Local to Live Server

Posted by rvandaalen
rvandaalen
24,090 Points

How to migrate without Cpanel/Website doesn't show up.

When I've finished all the steps in the video, nothing shows up on my live site.

I deviated from the instructions on the creation of the DB because my provider doesn't offer Cpanel. I first created a mysql database (with auto-generated db and user name), I imported my DB and uploaded my files. I changed the data in wp-config.php (even tried changing host to the host the provider says I should use), but nothing shows up.

One thing might be that I use a subdomain (test2.xxxxxx.com) rather than a full domain. Otherwise I'm not sure how to troubleshoot this issue. Anything that might help me figure out what's wrong is greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

1 Answer

Andrew Molloy
Andrew Molloy
37,259 Points
Andrew Molloy
Andrew Molloy
37,259 Points

First thing to try is actually ignore all the Wordpress stuff and just put a plain old index.html file in that root folder and see if that displays/loads when you browse to test2.xxxxxx.com. At least then you know if the domain and html folder is correct or not. Does your host definitely support php and mysql? And I was making assumption that nothing was happening but is that case or are you getting specific error page?

rvandaalen
rvandaalen
24,090 Points

Thanks. I ended up deleting the wp-config.php and replaced it with a fresh one from a new install. It asked me to fill in the details for the database the first time when I entered the URL. Then, the same thing happened when I installed a new site on my local server and deleting the config file and replacing it didn't get me the wordpress install process when I entered the URL. I then manually entered the data and it worked.

I'm still not sure what causes this error and would like to understand better what went wrong. However, I'm glad I was able to resolve it.