WordPress: Using Duplicator PlugIN

Step 1:  Install WP Plugin: Duplicator 1.1.8

  • Nothing to add here just install the WordPress Plugin

 

Step2 : Create a Package and upload Installer.php and archive to your local host

  • Duplicator -> Package -> Create New -> Next

Create a New Package

Duplicator1

  • You can ignore the Database Warning [ see video below ]

Lets have a closer look on the PHP errors

Duplicator2

  • Ignoring that Warning for now – but notice that I’m not able to restore that package on the original Server again —>  Not a good  situation but lets move forward 
  • Check:  

 

BUILD the package

  • Finally if we don’t get a timeout you will see the following message .

Duplicator3

  • Click on both buttons to download the both files
  •  Note : Even you may get a Timeout the action may still run successfully to the end

 

Step 3 Create a MySql Database via phpAdmin

Duplicator4

 

Step 4:  Deploy the WordPress Backup to our local XAMPP webserver

  • Verify both files are under the proper newly created directory [ xampp\htdocs ]

Duplicator5

 

Invoke installer.php and test your MySQL connection

Duplicator6

  • Testing MySql Database worked fine

 

Update Files and Database

Duplicator7

 

Apply Final Steps

  • Test Site
  • Security Cleanup

Duplicator8

 

Testing the duplicated Website

Duplicator9

  • As you see the Website Duplication to our localhost works!
  • Now you can remove the Duplicator Files by running Security Cleanup

Reference

 

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