At first you need to have a local webserver with php and mysql to run the site locally (e.g. XAMPP). Then you have to download all your WordPress files and copy them into the source folder of your local webserver (e.g. xampp/htdocs). The next step is to copy your database. To do this, you have … Read more
You are on right track buddy. Now do this. 3. Install plugin called regen thumbnails . Run regen thumbnail. It will take few minutes but after finishing process, you will have all the images in the media library. This plugin basically regenerate all the thumbnail in the media library for all the sizes. Becuase you … Read more
As MikeNGarrett said, you need to look inside your rar file to see what’s inside. This is basic procedure. Go to your public folder (htdocs for xampp), and create a directory(yourprojectfolder). Extract your rar file inside it. if you can see folders like wp-content, wp-includes and files like wp.config.php etc.. then you’ve done first part. … Read more
It’s never a good idea to run an old version of WordPress, so I would recommend finding the source of the issues above all else. Old versions receive no security updates and have no long-term support, so by rolling back you’re leaving yourself extremely vulnerable to security issues that have since been fixed. To fix … Read more
Backup Buddy Questions
Found it with help from a Twitter follower! Might be handy for others. Get your backup table and import in to your live DB with a new name, e.g. wp_posts_updated. Then run this query: UPDATE wp_X_posts LEFT JOIN wp_posts_updated ON wp_posts_updated.post_name = wp_X_posts.post_name SET wp_X_posts.post_content = wp_posts_updated.post_content WHERE wp_posts_updated.post_name = wp_X_posts.post_name DON’T import your backup … Read more
you can use this tool http://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/ to replaces the urls. The advantage over SQL replace is that the tool know how to handle serialized info in the DB. Being easy to sync is problematic requirement with the way you are trying to do things. If you need that, then you should simply change your localhosts … Read more
DNS establishes which IP address domain is pointing to. Load balancers are used precisely because it work like that and there needs to be single point of entry before load can be spread or redirected to multiple servers. Simply put shared hosting is not engineered or marketed for high reliability, that is whole other level … Read more
I would make a backup and put it on a dev URL and test it to latest version. What plugins are being used?
Post restoration