Set up dev environment

Setting up a Local Test Environment by David Cook iCourses-Ottawa http://www.icoursesottawa.com

Agenda
Introduction
Why You Want a Development Environment
Requirements for a Development Environment
MAMP / WAMP / XAMPP Intro
MAMP / WordPress Install
WAMP / WordPress Install
XAMPP / WordPress Install
Migration from Development Environment to Live Environment Solutions
Questions

Why You Want a Development Environment
Experimenting with New Features
Plugin Testing
Theme Testing
Plugin Design
Theme Design
Work-Offline
Client Review
Just Playing
Development & Migration

Requirements for Local Development Environment
Install a local Server
(Mac: MAMP PC: XAMPP or WAMP)
Create a new Database
Download WordPress and extract new files.
Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php and update database details
Run wp--admin/install.php and follow WP install instructions.

MAMP / WAMP / XAMPP Intro
M – Mac W - Windows
A – Apache Server A – Apache Server
M – MySQL M – MySQL
P – PHP P – PHP
X – X86 Machine (Mac/PC/Linux)
A – Apache Server
M – MySQL
P – PHP
P – Perl

MAMP / WordPress Install
http://www.mamp.info/en/index.html
http://wordpress.org/

Should See:
Apache – 8888
MySQL – 8889
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Click on the MySQL Tab
Click on Launch phpMyAdmin

Create a new database called “wordpress”
Click on create

Open the wp-config-sample.php file with your favorite editor

Change DB_NAME to “ wordpress”Test Change DB_USER to “root” Change DB_PASSWORD to “root” Change DB_HOST to localhost:8889 Save as wp-config.php then drag it into the WordPress folder Delete wp-config-sample.php

Go to Applications Go to MAMP Open htdocs Copy your Unzipped WordPress file In Safari go to http://localhost:8888/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php

Enter Your Blog Title & Email WordPress will give you your admin and password Copy your Password and click login Put in your username and password Finished!

WAMP / WordPress Install
http://www.wampserver.com/en/

Install WAMPServer
Install the WAMPServer by clicking on the .exe file
Click on run
Click “yes” to upgrade/clean up install
Click “next” after you “accept the agreement”
Click next (to use default installation folder)
Click next (check boxes as desired)
Click “yes” to select browser discovered
Leave Localhost in SMTP and insert your email address, click next
Click Finish

Download WordPress at http://wordpress.org/download/
Left click on the semicircle on your taskbar.
Open up the www directory.
Drag the WordPress folder into the www directory.

Open PHPmyadmin from your wamp menu
Create a new Database ( ‘wordpress‘ or ‘blog‘ are good). Leave Collation. Click Create.
Click Go .

Change DB_NAME to “ wordpress”Test Change DB_USER to “root” Change DB_PASSWORD to “” Change DB_HOST to “ localhost: ” Save as wp-config.php then drag it into the WordPress folder Delete wp-config-sample.php

Put WordPress files in the root directory in the www directory folder.
Change index file to indexWAMP.php
Go to http://localhost/wp-admin/install.php
Follow install steps

XAMPP / WordPress Install
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

On Win 7, make sure you download the installer. I had problems with the zip files.

Double Click on the installer from your downloads file

Press OK here

Install

Click on the control panel. Start the Apache Server Start the MySql

Create new DB called “ wordpress_db ”

Create New User called “ wordpress_user ” Give a password (remember the password!!!)

define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress_db'); define('DB_USER', 'wordpress_user'); define('DB_PASSWORD', 'typeyourpasswordhere'); define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); Save as wp-config.php then drag it into the WordPress folder Delete wp-config-sample.php

Put WordPress files in the root directory in the htdocs directory folder.
Go http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php
Follow install steps

Migration to a Live Environment
Backup everything
Change Dev URL
Export WordPress DB
Upload Local WordPress files to Live Site
Login to your cPanel, go to MySql, Create DB
Change wp-config.php information.
Add WP Database, Create new user w/all privileges
Upload your exported WP DB with PHPmyadmin.
Excellent detailed video on the process here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM9Z8aQTCvQ

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