How can i make a duplicate of my wordpress blog to test out a new theme?

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    I want to try out a new theme for my blog as i will be adding more content soon and the current theme is not very well designed for multiple sources of content

    Is it possible to copy over my blog to my server and set it up on a new theme so i can make sure the current content will fit in right with the new theme

    I have my blog hosted on a hosting provider but i own a dedicated server that i could setup a duplicate site to test out a new theme.

    How would i go about doing this?
     
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  2. jpratama

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    Did you already try to export the database via phpmyadmin for instance ? and import it to your own dedicated server. Then copy the rest of the file.
     
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  3. Beatplexity

    Beatplexity Active Member

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    ye im not really sure how exactly to do that, i was hoping for some sort of step by step guide anyone knows of
     
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    Do yourself a favour -- download and install WAMP Server. What it does is create a full server environment right on your PC, including apache and phpmyadmin, right out the box. It's also free.

    Then you can play about with as many sites and settings as you like without having to constantly upload / download stuff.
     
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    Beatplexity Active Member

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    thanks for the tip, so installing wamp is easy, i had it on my pc before

    but how do i get me site onto it?
     
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    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    Do what mcfox said. Also consider XAMPP.

    Export the content from your existing WP site using either the built in WP export function (WP Admin > Tools > Export), or do a complete dump of your database using phpMyAdmin.
    Then just import it into your local WAMP/XAMPP version of WP.

    Exporting and importing via phpMyAdmin and WP Admin doesn't take more than a few mouse clicks.

    There's plenty of stuff on the internet on how to do it.
    http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup
     
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    Install all of your database files onto a different server and give it a sub-domain name.
     
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    ye HOW do i do this?
     
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    Make a backup of all of your files and reinstall them somewhere else.
     
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    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    sorry kerosene my internet is dead slow is started writing before you posted

    Thanks for your first post, it was the answer i was looking for.

    Ive installed wamp and got it setup

    i just need to find a way to bring over plugins and widget as this is what i really wanted to test (how and where i would fit them in the new theme)

    also as i host my images off the blog on photobucket it doesnt show any thumbnail pics for the theme (im looking for a newpaper theme)

    thanks again
     
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