Muchos usuarios de WordPress prefieren trabajar en sus sitios web utilizando un servidor local en su ordenador antes de transferirlo a un servidor de alojamiento en vivo.
Le permite trabajar en su sitio web de forma privada antes de que los cambios estén disponibles en línea.
Con el tiempo, tendrá que moverlo a un servidor en vivo para que esté disponible para los visitantes en línea.
En este artículo, le mostraremos instrucciones paso a paso sobre cómo trasladar WordPress de un servidor local a un sitio activo.
¿Por qué trasladar WordPress de un servidor local a un sitio activo?
Construir su blog de WordPress en un servidor local es una forma segura de probar los cambios en su sitio web sin afectar a los visitantes.
Cuando haya terminado de perfeccionar su sitio web, el siguiente paso es pasar de su servidor local a un sitio activo.
Vamos a mostrarle dos formas de trasladar su sitio de un servidor local a un sitio activo.
El primer método utiliza un plugin de migración de WordPress y se recomienda para principiantes.
En el segundo método, le mostraremos cómo trasladar manualmente WordPress de un servidor local a un sitio activo.
Puede elegir el método que más le convenga:
Antes de migrar su sitio WordPress
Para migrar WordPress de un servidor local a un servidor en vivo, es necesario tener algunas cosas en su lugar.
En primer lugar, suponemos que usted tiene un sitio de WordPress que se ejecuta en un servidor local (también llamado localhost) en su ordenador y que tiene pleno acceso a él.
A continuación, tendrá que tener un nombre de dominio y alojamiento web.
Para facilitarte la decisión, te recomendamos Bluehost. Son una empresa de alojamiento de WordPress recomendada oficialmente, y están dando a los usuarios de WPBeginner un descuento exclusivo + dominio y SSL gratis.
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Si quieres una gran alternativa a Bluehost, puedes mirar Hostinger. También están ofreciendo un descuento exclusivo a los usuarios de WPBeginner con un nombre de dominio gratis.
Si puedes permitirte pagar un poco más, entonces comprueba SiteGround. También tienen una oferta especial para los lectores de WPBeginner.
Si necesitas ayuda para establecer tu sitio web, sigue paso a paso nuestra guía sobre cómo crear un sitio web.
Por último, necesitará un programa FTP y saber cómo utilizarlo para subir el sitio de su servidor local al sitio activo.
¿Preparado? Empecemos a migrar su sitio de WordPress.
Tutorial en vídeo
Si prefiere instrucciones escritas, siga leyendo.
Método 1: Transferir WordPress del servidor local al sitio activo utilizando un plugin de migración (recomendado)
Este método es más fácil y recomendado para principiantes. Vamos a utilizar un plugin de migración de WordPress para mover WordPress desde localhost a un sitio en vivo.
Paso 1: Instalar y configurar el plugin Duplicator
En primer lugar, debe instalar y activar el plugin Duplicator en su sitio regional. Para más detalles, consulte nuestra guía paso a paso sobre cómo instalar un plugin de WordPress.
Consejo profesional: También hay una versión pro de Duplicator que ofrece copias de seguridad seguras, almacenamiento en la nube, restauración fácil del sitio y mucho más.
Para activarlo, debe ir a la página Duplicator ” Paquetes y hacer clic en el botón “Crear nuevo”.
Aparecerá una pantalla en la que podrá asignar un nombre a la copia de seguridad.
A continuación, haga clic en el botón “Siguiente”.
Duplicator realizará ahora algunas pruebas para ver si todo está en orden.
Si todos los elementos están marcados como “Bien”, haga clic en el botón “Construir”.
Este proceso puede tardar unos minutos, dependiendo del tamaño de su sitio web. Debe dejar esta pestaña abierta hasta que finalice el proceso.
Cuando termine, verá las opciones de descarga de los paquetes “Instalador” y “Archivo”. Haga clic en el enlace “Descarga con un solo clic” para descargar ambos archivos en su ordenador.
El archivo “Archivo” es una copia completa de su sitio WordPress. Incluye todos los archivos del núcleo de WordPress, así como sus imágenes, subidas, temas, plugins y una copia de seguridad de su base de datos de WordPress.
El archivo “Instalador” es un script que automatizará todo el proceso de migración descomprimiendo el archivo que contiene su sitio web.
Paso 2: Crear una base de datos para su sitio web WordPress en vivo
Antes de que pueda ejecutar el instalador o subir el sitio web WordPress desde localhost a su servidor de alojamiento, necesita crear una base de datos MySQL para su nuevo sitio web en vivo.
Si ya ha creado una base de datos MySQL, puede omitir este paso.
Para crear una base de datos, debe visitar el Escritorio cPanel de su cuenta de alojamiento. A continuación, localice la sección “Bases de datos” y haga clic en el icono “Asistente para bases de datos MySQL”.
En la pantalla siguiente, hay un campo para crear una nueva base de datos.
Sólo tiene que dar un nombre a su base de datos y hacer clic en el botón “Crear base de datos”.
cPanel creará ahora una nueva base de datos para usted.
A continuación, introduzca un nombre de usuario y una contraseña para el nuevo usuario y haga clic en el botón “Crear usuario”.
A continuación, tienes que añadir a la base de datos el usuario que acabas de crear.
En primer lugar, haga clic en la casilla de verificación “Todos los privilegios”.
A continuación, desplácese hacia abajo y haga clic en el botón “Realizar cambios” para guardar los cambios.
Su base de datos ya está lista para ser utilizada con su sitio WordPress. Asegúrese de anotar el nombre de la base de datos, el nombre de usuario y la contraseña. Necesitará esta información en el siguiente paso.
Paso 3: Subida de archivos desde el servidor local al sitio web de WordPress.
Ahora tiene que subir los archivos y el instalador de su sitio local a su cuenta de alojamiento.
En primer lugar, conéctese a su sitio activo utilizando un cliente FTP. Una vez conectado, asegúrese de que el directorio raíz de su sitio web está completamente vacío.
Normalmente, el directorio raíz es la carpeta /home/public_html/.
Algunas empresas de alojamiento de WordPress instalan WordPress automáticamente cuando te registras. Si tienes archivos de WordPress allí, entonces necesitas borrarlos.
Después, puede subir los archivos archive.zip e installer.php desde Duplicator a su directorio raíz vacío.
Paso 4: Ejecutar el script de migración
Una vez subidos los archivos de migración, visite la siguiente URL en su navegador / explorador:
http://example.com/installer.php
No olvide sustituir “ejemplo.com” por su propio nombre de dominio.
Se iniciará el asistente de migración de Duplicator.
El instalador realizará algunas pruebas e inicializará el script.
En la sección Configuración, se le pedirá que introduzca su alojamiento MySQL, el nombre de la base de datos, el nombre de usuario y la contraseña.
Su alojamiento será probablemente localhost. A continuación, introduzca los datos de la base de datos creada en el paso anterior.
A continuación, haga clic en el botón “Validar” para asegurarse de que los datos introducidos son correctos.
A continuación, haga clic en el botón “Siguiente” para continuar.
Duplicator importará la copia de seguridad de su base de datos de WordPress desde el archivo a su nueva base de datos.
También actualizará las URL que apuntan al sitio local a su nuevo sitio activo.
Ahora puede hacer clic en el botón ‘Admin Login’ para acceder al área de administrador de WordPress de su sitio.
Una vez que acceda a su sitio activo, Duplicator limpiará automáticamente los archivos de instalación.
Eso es todo. Ha movido correctamente WordPress del servidor local a su sitio activo.
Método 2: Transferir manualmente WordPress del servidor local al sitio activo
En este método, le mostraremos cómo mover manualmente WordPress desde el servidor local a su sitio activo. Será útil si el primer método no funciona o si prefieres hacerlo manualmente.
Paso 1: Exportar la base de datos local de WordPress
Lo primero que tienes que hacer es exportar tu base de datos local de WordPress. Para ello utilizaremos phpMyAdmin.
Si no estás familiarizado con ella, entonces puede que quieras echar un vistazo a nuestra guía para la gestión de bases de datos de WordPress usando phpMyAdmin.
Sólo tienes que ir a http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ y hacer clic en tu base de datos de WordPress. A continuación, haz clic en el botón “Exportar” de la barra de menú superior.
En la opción ‘Método de exportación:’, puede elegir ‘Rápido’ o ‘Personalizado’. Personalizado le proporcionará más opciones para exportar su base de datos.
Pero le recomendamos que elija “Rápido” y luego haga clic en el botón “Ir” para descargar su base de datos.
Paso 2: Subida de archivos de WordPress al sitio activo
Ahora, tendremos que mover todos los archivos de su sitio web al sitio en vivo.
Para empezar, abra su cliente FTP y conéctese a su cuenta de alojamiento web.
Una vez conectado a tu sitio, asegúrate de subir los archivos al directorio correcto. Por ejemplo, si quieres que el sitio esté alojado en ‘tu_sitio.com’, entonces querrás subir todos los archivos a tu directorio public_html.
Ahora seleccione los archivos locales de WordPress y súbalos a su servidor.
Paso 3: Crear una base de datos MySQL en su sitio activo
Mientras tu cliente FTP está subiendo tus archivos de WordPress, puedes empezar a importar tu base de datos al servidor.
La mayoría de los proveedores de alojamiento de WordPress ofrecen cPanel para gestionar su cuenta de alojamiento, por lo que le mostraremos cómo crear una base de datos utilizando cPanel.
En primer lugar, debe acceder a su panel de control de cPanel y hacer clic en el icono “Asistente para bases de datos MySQL”, que se encuentra en la sección “Bases de datos”.
En la pantalla siguiente, puede crear una nueva base de datos.
Introduzca un nombre para la base de datos y haga clic en “Crear base de datos”.
cPanel creará automáticamente una nueva base de datos para usted.
A continuación, deberá introducir un nombre de usuario y una contraseña para su nuevo usuario y, a continuación, hacer clic en “Crear usuario”.
Después, tienes que añadir a la base de datos el usuario que acabas de crear.
En primer lugar, marque / compruebe la casilla de verificación “Todos los privilegios”.
A continuación, desplázate hacia abajo y haz clic en “Realizar cambios” para guardarlos.
Ha creado correctamente una nueva base de datos para su sitio de WordPress.
Paso 4: Importar la base de datos de WordPress al sitio activo
El siguiente paso del proceso es importar su base de datos de WordPress.
Vaya a su Escritorio de cPanel, desplácese hasta la sección ‘Bases de datos’ y haga clic en ‘phpMyAdmin’.
Esto le llevará a phpMyAdmin, donde debe hacer clic en la base de datos que acaba de crear. phpMyAdmin mostrará su nueva base de datos sin tablas.
A continuación, haga clic en la pestaña “Importar” del menú superior. En la página de importación, haga clic en el botón “Elegir archivo” y seleccione el archivo de base de datos del sitio local que guardó en el primer paso.
A continuación, haz clic en el botón “Ir” situado en la parte inferior de la página. Tu base de datos se importará automáticamente a phpMyadmin.
Paso 5: Cambiar la URL del sitio
Ahora, usted necesita cambiar la URL del sitio en su base de datos para que se conecte con su sitio de WordPress en vivo.
En phpMyAdmin, busque la tabla wp_options en la base de datos que acaba de importar.
Si ha cambiado el prefijo de su base de datos, entonces en lugar de wp_options, podría ser {new_prefix}_options.
A continuación, haga clic en el botón “Examinar” situado junto a wp_options. O bien, haga clic en el enlace en la barra lateral para abrir la página que tiene un anuncio / catálogo / ficha dentro de la tabla wp_options.
A continuación, en la columna options_name, debe buscar la opción siteurl.
A continuación, haga clic en el icono “Editar”.
Aparecerá una ventana en la que podrá editar el campo.
En la casilla option_value, verá la URL de su instalación local, que será algo así como http://localhost/test.
Debe introducir la URL de su nuevo sitio en este campo, por ejemplo: https: //www.wpbeginner.com.
A continuación, puede guardar el campo al hacer clic en el botón “Ir”.
A continuación, debe seguir los mismos pasos anteriores para el nombre de la opción de inicio. El menú wp_options puede tener varias páginas. Normalmente, la opción de inicio estará en la segunda página.
A continuación, actualice la URL de inicio para que sea la misma que la URL de su sitio activo.
Paso 6: Establecer su sitio en vivo
Ahora que ha importado la base de datos y subido su contenido, es el momento de configurar WordPress.
En este momento, su sitio debería mostrar el error“Error al establecer una conexión con la base de datos“.
Para corregirlo, conéctese a su sitio web mediante un cliente FTP y abra el archivo wp-config.php.
Busque las siguientes líneas de código:
// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define( 'DB_NAME', 'database_name_here' );
/** MySQL database username */
define( 'DB_USER', 'username_here' );
/** MySQL database password */
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'password_here' );
/** MySQL hostname */
define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' );
Deberá indicar el nombre de la base de datos, el nombre de usuario y la contraseña que creó anteriormente.
A continuación, guarde el archivo wp-config.php y vuelva a subirlo al servidor de alojamiento de WordPress.
Ahora, cuando visite su sitio web, debería estar en directo.
Después de eso, tienes que acceder a tu panel de administrador de WordPress e ir a Ajustes ” General. A continuación, sin cambiar nada, desplácese hasta la parte inferior y haga clic en el botón “Guardar cambios”.
Así se asegurará de que la URL de su sitio se corrige en cualquier otro lugar en el que deba estar.
Una vez hecho esto, vaya a Ajustes ” Enlaces permanentes, desplácese hacia abajo y haga clic en “Guardar cambios” para asegurarse de que todos los enlaces de las entradas funcionan correctamente.
Paso 7: Corregir imágenes y enlaces rotos actualizando rutas
Siempre que traslade un sitio de WordPress de un dominio a otro o de un servidor local a un sitio activo, se encontrará con enlaces rotos e imágenes que faltan.
Una forma sencilla de actualizar las URL es mediante la siguiente consulta SQL:
UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = REPLACE(post_content, 'localhost/test/', 'www.yourlivesite.com/');
Simplemente vaya a phpMyAdmin, haga clic en su base de datos y, a continuación, haga clic en “SQL” en el menú superior y añada la consulta anterior.
Asegúrese de cambiarla por la URL de su sitio local y de su sitio activo y haga clic en el botón “Ir”.
Ya está. Ha migrado correctamente WordPress de su servidor local a un sitio activo.
Esperamos que tu sitio web esté funcionando correctamente. Si comprueba algún error, puede marcar / comprobar nuestra guía de errores comunes de WordPress para ayudar a diagnosticar problemas.
Esperamos que este artículo te haya ayudado a trasladar WordPress de un servidor local a un sitio activo. Puede que también quieras ver nuestra guía sobre cómo crear un boletín de correo electrónico de la forma correcta o ver nuestra comparativa de las mejores alternativas de alojamiento de GoDaddy.
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sam says
Isn’t it better to use a duplicator plugin instead of taking all this trouble as described in here
or here
I think using the duplicator is a easier. Feel free to add or correct me.
WPBeginner Support says
Yes, we have mentioned using Duplicator or BackupBuddy as the easier ways to do this in the article.
Administrador
Louise says
Thanks so much for an excellent article – very straight forward and easy to understand.
fadilah says
hi, i’m getting a problem with my permalink, my permalink is still pointed to my localhost something like fadil.dev so when i add a post/page, the permalink is pointed to my fadil.dev/?p=ID it should be pointed to fadil.com (my real domain) and not fadil.dev (my local domain) .. where i can find the configuration ? help me .. thankyou
WPBeginner Support says
Fadilah: did you try instructions in step 7.
Administrador
fadilah says
my article/page works fine on the front-end, but the permalink on wp-admin when i added a new post/page appeared wrong , you can see my printscreen http://prntscr.com/2cfznc .. it should be terazam.com not terazam.dev
WPBeginner Support says
yes it does look like you have not set your home and site URL.
fadilah says
no, i didn’t try the 7th step, but this is my problem http://prntscr.com/2cfznc
WPBeginner Support says
Seems like you didn’t change your site and home URLs either. Please follow all the steps mentioned above and your problem should get resolved.
fadilah says
i had changed my siteurl according to your instruction at 5th step before i asked this problem and my front-end issue was solved, thankyou
… but it seems that when i changed the siteurl on wp_options table there was no effect with permalink on my wp-admin 
fadilah says
SOLVED
i found the config on Administration > Settings > General and you will find the “Site Address URL” and i changed it into the correct value. so WordPress Address and Site Address are different. i found it on wp documentation http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress
thankyou for your help
have a nice day
prox says
nice tutorial i was thinking to do and found your website luckily and also i would like to ask two thing
1. what’s this footer advertisement option is it a plugin ?
2 what’s the plugin your using for newsletter i saw when i enter to your site there’s nice pop up banner that saying do you want to lean about WordPress and then enter your email address
please share if you don’t mind
thank you
WPBeginner Support says
Yes the message in the floating footer bar on our website is a plugin that we use to add sticky floating footer bar on our website.
As for the newsletter we use OptinMonster to create optin form lightbox popup that you noticed.
Administrador
Nathan says
Great help, thanks!
One question, if I buy a theme, can I use it on both my local and live site even though they are different installations and thus have different WordPress id’s?
I am building my first live site but I have set up a local to play with the designs and construct the content.
Thanks.
WPBeginner Support says
Nathan, this is a theme licensing question and the themeshop you purchased it from would be better able to answer this. However, we don’t see any harm in that.
Administrador
Deepo says
wonderful tutorial. complexity made simple
Matt says
Hi. Firstly I’d like to thank you, this process was easy to understand and errorless on your end!
My one hang-up was at the very end. I put in the SQL code in order to fix some linking errors, but must not have put the right local host because some small inconsistencies were not fixed. I have been using MAMP and accessing my site by going to “localhost:8888” Is this what I should put in that Step 7 code, or is there a different path?
WPBeginner Support says
Matt first you need to make sure that inside your wp_posts table you are using localhost:8888 inside post content. If yes, then use this in the step 7. If you are seeing all your links as localhost, then use localhost.
Administrador
Dayomaks says
All instructions works fine, thanks, i am so glad, but the issue i am having now is importing my database…while trying to import my database to a live server i got these errors below:
Error
SQL query:
—
— Database: `soundmode`
—
— ——————————————————–
—
— Table structure for table `xs_commentmeta`
—
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `xs_commentmeta` (
`meta_id` BIGINT( 20 ) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT ,
`comment_id` BIGINT( 20 ) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT ‘0’,
`meta_key` VARCHAR( 255 ) DEFAULT NULL ,
`meta_value` LONGTEXT,
PRIMARY KEY ( `meta_id` ) ,
KEY `comment_id` ( `comment_id` ) ,
KEY `meta_key` ( `meta_key` )
) ENGINE = INNODB DEFAULT CHARSET = utf8 AUTO_INCREMENT =1;
MySQL said: Documentation
#1046 – No database selected
ANY ASSISTANCE ON THERE?
WPBeginner Support says
Check your database name, username, and password to make sure that you are using the correct settings to connect to your live site’s database.
Administrador
Christie Bellah says
This worked great, thanks! In the past I had installed WordPress in the new hosting, dropped database tables, imported, etc. – this is so much faster and simpler.
Stefano says
First of all, thanks for the tutorial – invaluable and well written.
Unfortunately, I managed to get stuck anyway.
I uploaded everything via filezilla and phpmyadmin, and when i try to go to my domain it doesn’t show up any error. But nothing else, either.
Just a blank page – which is weird, because by typing /wp-admin at the end of the url i DO have access to the wordpress control panel, and every page seems to be all right.
Sorry to bother, but I really have no clue about what’s happening..
Thanks in advance!
Stefano says
Solved!
Apparently, it had some issues with the theme loading.
I couldn’t use the children theme i had worked on, but luckily I had changed just a couple of thing, so no big deal..
WPBeginner Support says
Stefano, did you follow the step 5? It seems like you have not changed site URL
Administrador
Stefano says
I did, and in fact the url worked (even if it showed just a blank page).
I still have no clue about what happened, but setting up the theme again solved it.
Lucky shot =P
javed choudahry says
Hi
Sir
Thanku so much .This website is very good for wordpress learn and very help full .
sesan says
please am having an error from step 4
SQL query:
—
— Database: `wordpress`
—
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `wordpress` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci;
MySQL said: Documentation
#1044 – Access denied for user ‘Admin7393’@’%’ to database ‘wordpress’
WPBeginner Support says
Sesan, the export file prepared by phpmyadmin to import into your live site database, contains a line to check if a database exists if not then it tries to create it. To resolve this issue, you need to extract the zip archive you created. Inside it you will find a file with
.sqlextension. Open this file in a text editor like Notepad and then delete these linesCREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `wordpress` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci;Below this line you will see another line like this
USE `wordpress`;Replace wordpress with the name of the database you are trying to import into.
Save your changes and put the sql file back into a zip archive (if it is too big, other wise you can also import it as it is).
Administrador
sesan says
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Tyler says
Hi, thanks for the tutorial!
I’m struggling with Step 2. Your tutorial shows several files/folders being uploaded whereas I only have wordpress.sql.gz from Step 1. I can’t seem to extract the file using any software but can open using a text editor.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
WPBeginner Support says
In the second step, you do not need to upload your phpMyAdmin export file (wordpress.sql.gz in your case). You need to upload your WordPress files which are located in htdocs or www folder of your localhost
Administrador
Tyler says
Thanks for the fast reply!
Mario says
do I need a cpanel to do this procedure? I am using a plugin to backup and export databases already, unfortunately the host provider that the client is using does not have a cpanel.
WPBeginner Support says
Mario, if your client’s web host does not have cPanel or phpMyAdmin, then you can try one of the methods described in our beginner’s guide on how to restore WordPress from Backup.
Administrador
Rhomy Prama Dhieka (Web Designer) says
thanks for sharing.
it help me alot migrating my wp website.
would you mind if i translte this to my language, then i will put ur credit there ?
thanks.
Adelio Fioritto says
Everything perfect, just update http://www.yourlivesite.com to http://www.yourlivesite.com/ in db query
ryan says
hi, i am using stablehost and have used them before with WP websites. I followed all your steps and I am getting a parked page from my hosting provider…
WPBeginner Support says
There can be several reasons for that. First make sure that you have installed WordPress in the root directory of your website. If you did then make a backup of your .htaccess file and delete the one from root directory of your website. If that doesn’t work, then find the default parked page files there might be an index.html file on your web server delete that file (Do Not delete index.php). If none of these help then contact your hosting provider.
Administrador
Alex says
Thanks!
I did a search for the ‘ ‹’ character in the extracted .sql file, but got an alert saying: The string ‘ ‹’ was not found.
I don’t know if this matters, but I noticed that my local phpMyadmin version is 5.5.3, while my host’s phpMyadmin version is 3.5.8.2.
Another note is that I had all my WordPress files already up on my public_html directory (which is your step 2) BEFORE exporting my local WordPress database (which is your step 1). I’m not sure if it makes a difference.
I’ll try starting over with step 1, as you suggested, and if I get the same error then I may try the Duplicator plugin that you mentioned.
Alex
PatoPanichelli says
You really helped me. This step by step is awesome, I had no problems migrating from MAMP to a live site. Thanks
Alex says
Thanks for the tutorial!
Everything’s gone well until I get to the end of step 4. When I press the Go button at the bottom of the page, instead of having phpMyadmin import my WordPress database I get an error message that reads as follows:
#1064 – You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ‘ ‹’ at line 1
Can you let me know what you think may be causing this?
Alex
WPBeginner Support says
Alex, it seems like the database file you are trying to import has a character ‘ ‹’ which is not supposed to be there. You have two options to fix that, first option is go back to your localhost/phpmyadmin and export your local database again and then try to import it again. If the same error occurs again, then extract your database gzip file using 7zip program. Open the .sql file in a text editor like notepad and look at the first line. Also take a look at our database management using phpMyAdmin guide to learn more.
Administrador
Anna says
Make sure you clicked on the database name on the lefthand side that you’d like to import to. Make sure that is highlighted and then try again. (phpMyAdmin version 4.0.8).
qs says
I get this error when I import datebase into live site. How do i solve it?
Error
SQL query:
/*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT=@@CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT */;
/*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_RESULTS=@@CHARACTER_SET_RESULTS */;
/*!40101 SET @OLD_COLLATION_CONNECTION=@@COLLATION_CONNECTION */;
/*!40101 SET NAMES utf8 */;
—
— Database: `wordpress`
—
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `wordpress` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci;
MySQL said:
#1044 – Access denied for user ‘bossaballsg’@’10.%’ to database ‘wordpress’
WPBeginner Support says
Try checking MySQL user privileges to make sure that the database user can perform these operations.
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Chathuranga says
Hi,
Hope your DB name is “wordpress”
Change the,
– Database: `wordpress`
–
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `wordpress` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci;
change “wordpress” to your live DB name. It’s at your sql file.
qs says
I checked and all the privileges are already set to “yes”.
is it because of the “latin1_swedish_ci” collation in my database? because the rest of the tables are all in “utf8_general_ci”
qs says
I checked and all the privileges are already set to “yes”.
is it because of the “latin1_swedish_ci” collation in my database? because the rest of the tables are all in “utf8_general_ci”
fab says
hi there,
totally newbie here. hope you can help with this error message during step 4:
Error
SQL query:
—
— Database: `information_schema`CREATE DATABASE `information_schema` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
MySQL said:
#1044 – Access denied for user ‘renta730’@’localhost’ to database ‘information_schema’
When setting this user I allowed all privileges to the database previously created (named “inicial”).
Any thoughts?
WPBeginner Support says
You are not supposed to install WordPress in the database information_schema. Create a new database for your WordPress site, and continue from the step 4.
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neha says
Hi,Nice tute,but can u plz tell how to change database name and password etc from wordpress from live server?
WPBeginner Support says
To change database username and password connect to your live website using an FTP client. Find wp-config.php file and edit it. You will see your database name, database username, and host information. Change it to the database information for your live site.
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Kerry O'Connor says
I’ve tried every variation of my ‘host url’ in the wp.config file and uploaded it every time, no avail, still getting ‘Error Establishing db..’
Where before it was ‘localhost’, now it should be ‘mywebsite.com’, is that right?
thanks
WPBeginner Support says
For
MySQL hostname, localhost works fine for most user. However, if you don’t know your database host, then you can ask your web hosting provider.Manish Patel says
Good Explanation.We can easily setup from this tutorial.Nice Post.I have helpful it.
Mohammadreza says
Best ever, I really appreciate your clear explanation. you’ve got your new follower for sure
Changdeo Mhaske says
Thank You,
would only make sense if this is a new site. If it is an existing site, then you would have to constantly comment out the hosts file in order to access the live site.
Justin Esparza says
Thank you very much for this clear concise how-to. It helped immensely. You have a new follower.
Satyanarayana says
Hi Dude.
Actually i followed the process as you explaned above is very nice and clear.
but i was getting the error “page not found”. when i click on link in a website
i am changing my files from main server to localserver
Can you please help
Carol says
New to WP and completely lost. But I managed my first migration thanks to this article.
Thank you! Thank you!
Steve says
As a beginner, I found this article very helpful, but couldn’t get my site up live after developing locally. Everything was fine until Step 6. I did see the Error Establishing Database Connection error, and then edited the wp-config.php file. However, my site became a blank screen at that stage and I haven’t been able to change it.
I continued on and went to my WordPress admin panel, and checked Settings » General. They still showed the localhost web address so I changed it to my site url. This is when things turned ugly. I was automatically logged out of WordPress and can’t get back in. In fact, when I ask WordPress to email me a new password to log in, its sends a localhost URL that takes me to a sign-on page with a message that reads “Sorry, that key does not appear to be valid.” I have no idea what caused that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
WPBeginner Support says
Open your database in phpMyAdmin as mentioned in Step 5 and make sure that in wp_options table, your site url and home url options point to your live website.
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Steve says
Thanks for your suggestion. I double-checked and yes I had completed that step. Both have the correct URL
Part of my confusion is that I now have two databases for this website. I originally had one accessible through a URL that starts with the number of an IP Address/phpmyadmin. Then I have the one I created in Step 3, which I did through my hosting company’s e-panel. They have different passwords and names. But I’ve tried both combinations in the wp-config file and still get the blank screen. Which one of these databases should I be using? They seem to have identical content.
Patrick says
Sparky!
Your step-by-step guide was spot on. I am a mac user, and after MAMP, I am live now. Thanks a lot. It worked perfectly for me.
Hat docked!
Vishal Kumar says
I have done migration form live site to localhost successfully. But I noticed that Comment facility is not there after this. I have also checked all the option in ‘Setting->Discussion’ page. Everything is cheked but Commenting option and Leave comment box is not visible anywhere in the localhost. Please give me any suggestion for this because I am new in wordpress I am a Zend framework developer basically.
WPBeginner Support says
Did you check comments template? Ity is usually comments.php file in your theme.
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NARESH says
Instead of moving the wordpress site, I would like to fresh install wordpress using fantastico or hostgator’s quick install, so will I be able to do like this too just by exporting and importing databases and uploading the themefiles? or this is the only way we can do it?
I don’t know why. my local machine wordpress loads very slow than one, whichever is installed on live server using fantastico or quick install.
WPBeginner Support says
Naresh yes you can import your posts and comments using import/export tools in WordPress, then you can upload theme and other files using FTP. There are multiple ways to do things you need to choose one that works best for you.
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Siddharth Khare says
Best Explanation Ever. I was able to set up in a mere 5-10 mins
Editorial Staff says
Thanks Siddharth.
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Mark Jones says
Do all of these instructions remain the same if there’s already an older, existing, non-wordpress page built where you want to move your wordpress page? For instance, rebuilding an existing site as a wordpress site, then switching over.
Editorial Staff says
Yes because in theory, you will be overriding everything that is there.
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Erwin says
Best way (IMO) to change the URL in the database is via the Search and Replace tool of Interconnect it > http://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/
Editorial Staff says
Thanks for leaving a comment Erwin. Yes, some others have recommended that tool as well in the comments.
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Abrishca says
It’s easy to forget just how much work a good plugin really does for us – I personally use the Duplicator plugin to transfer new websites from my development server to the client’s domain and you can see how much time this plugin (and Backup Buddy) can save you.
Editorial Staff says
Totally agreed with you there
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Praveen says
Hi,
I am facing problem in changing the database after creating the new database.
Is there any problem with my hosting service or anything else
Iskandar Dzulkarnain says
thanks, your tutorial is solution for my problem
Anna says
Are you reading my mind?! Just a little while back I sat down at the computer to figure out how to add a Facebook like button to my first website, currently in development. Whala! “How to add a Facebook like button to your posts” was that day’s article. Then I’m wondering how to begin the local to live migration today, and AGAIN, here’s this post! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
And seriously, thank you very much for the invaluable help you’ve given to a beginner like myself.
Editorial Staff says
Haha the little birdie told us that you needed this article
Glad to be able to help.
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Jean says
Nice tutorial, thanks.
riaz ali shah says
great article, the technique i often use for develop wordpress sites for clients, i use dummy text and images for local and then i move my theme only on server.
John Coleman says
This was a great article. Another option to address the broken links issue is to do a find/replace on your .sql file (in a text editor) of the local URL to the production URL before you import it. This is also handy when moving a site to/from a sub-directory, or to push from staging (e.g. http://staging.domain.com) to production (e.g. http://www.domain.com).
Thanks for putting this out there. I am sure it will help a lot of people.
David says
Could have used this article 20 months ago. The trick I discovered in making the move was to open the database file in a good text editor. From there I did a search & replace maneuver to change localhost to the proper URL. It discovered numerous instances without me tracking down the tables, or worrying if my command syntax was correct.
There’s a plugin called Broken Link Checker that’s worth running as well after the move.
There are some web-hosting sites who’s infrastructure keeps everything in your WordPress site as localhost. No need to change anything in your local build. Just copy it over. Will definitely chose one of them next time.
Mark says
2 suggestions to make it easier to move:
1. When developing locally edit your HOSTS file (c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts) to point your domain name at local server. This avoids having to change the SITE URL and other links/images. Note: this will require config changes to your local web server.
2. If you have to modify the SITE URL etc, after you have exported the local database and before import, Open the file in notepad and search for all instances of localhost/yourtestsite and replace with http://www.yourlivesite.com
Editorial Staff says
Mark,
1. would only make sense if this is a new site. If it is an existing site, then you would have to constantly comment out the hosts file in order to access the live site.
2. Yes that would make sense.
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Mark says
Changing the hosts file is something I do quite often and have a shortcut on my desktop giving me quick access.
Gregg says
I also recommend DeskTop Server which I have been using for more then a year. Desktop Server allows you to create a local version of your site and then direct deploy it. Awesome!
Sü Smith says
Great post! I typically just do find and replace on the .sql file with Notepad++ before uploading it to phpmyadmin. This is a nice alternative.
Mike Ott says
Unfortunately this only works for some sites. A lot of wordpress plugins store serialised data in the database (Gravity Forms is one such plugin), and serialised data isn’t portable so doing an SQL dump and importing via PHPMyAdmin won’t work properly because of the string length differences between your local URL and live domain. You can’t even run an SQL query over serialised data.
The best thing I’ve found to get around this problem is by using the WP Migrate DB plugin (http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-migrate-db/). It handles the serialised data problem flawlessly every time and you won’t have to do half the other things you mentioned in this post.
Have fun.
Mark says
Just had a light bulb moment! I have run into this issue before, thanks for the heads up Mike and pointer to the plugin,
Augustas says
For replacing paths and URLs I always use “Search and Replace” tool ( http://goo.gl/MCsKl ). It replaces serialized data, and it can be used for other CMSs as well, not only for WordPress.
estudiowp says
Nice article an well explained steps!
However, many people will find troubles in their migrations because of the serialized data.
Some plugins and themes use serialized data, and the replaces in step 5 and step 7 won´t change all the urls and paths that need to be changeed.
For those steps you could use these tools or plugins:
· wp migrate db plugin: http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-migrate-db/
· search and replace tool: http://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/
I hope this comment will be useful and sorry for my english!
RW says
awesome post! I could have used this with my first local > server migration!
Jean says
Great article – best I’ve read on this subject.
I moved a site a while back and the only thing I would add is that you might need to re-save the permalinks settings. I had to do this because none of my menu links worked so this was an easy fix (luckily!)
Editorial Staff says
Good suggestion. Added that to the article.
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Mike Ott says
If anyone wants to know what that happens, it’s the .htaccess file shows a different RewriteRule between local and live.
A quick edit to .htaccess fixes the problem or as Jean pointed out, re-saving the permalinks settings will also do the trick as it’s just fixing the RewriteRule.