Using WP Backitup to import a Live Website

WP BackItUp is a WordPress plugin that creates a backup archive (zip) of your entire website (database, plugins, themes, uploads, content) with a single click.

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Download the 5 files created by WP Backitup to your computer and uncompress them.

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Download a copy of WordPress(core) and uncompress it. This will create a folder named /wordpress

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In the folder /site-data you will find a file named db-backup.sql, rename it to database.sql and copy it into the /wordpress folder

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Rename the /wp-content-plugins to /plugins and /wordpress/wp-content folder, replacing the existing one

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Rename the /wp-content-themes to /themes and /wordpress/wp-content folder, replacing the existing one>

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Open DesktopServer

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Select the " Export, import or share a website." option and click the [ Next > ] button

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Select the " Import an existing WordPress website archive." option and click the [ Next > ] button

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Click the [ ... ] to browse and find the archive. Enter the "Site Name"

You can use the default "Site Root" or change it by clicking the [ Browse ] button

*Customize scrubbing options checkbox allows you to review the scrubbing rules and change them if you need too. This option can be skipped in most cases.

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Click the [ Next > ] to complete the import and [ Next > ] again to be presented with a link to the website.