Working locally with WP => Best way to move?

[Jeager]

So I work locally for my wordpress designs. I’ve been looking up the best way to move to servers but it seems all the answers I see are 2 years old or older.

I want to move my new portfolio site from my locally hosted to my web host. I need all my database and link structures to be changed though. I know I need to export from wordpress for all my posts and pages, but I also know that in my sql database things have to change. I was reading about how a find and replace isnt the best idea because there are strings of code that are linked to the old site but not specifically localhost/websiteurl

So my question is: what is the best method? I need all my plugins, custom post types, posts, images, and pages. So everything I have built I need working ha.

[chrisburton]

@TheDoc has suggested a specific plugin that will change all that database data for you. It’s actually quite simple. I’ll try to find it really quick.

[chrisburton]

Here you go http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/velvet-blues-update-urls/

[schortfilms]

I recently did this for a wordpress site of my own – I used this: http://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/

It works, trust me. As always – backup backup backup juuust in case something goes awry.

Ryan

[Jeager]

Plugin works great it seems. Now the problem is where is all my plugin data and all my custom post types and posts! heh

[Jeager]

Guess for now I can re list everything, however I’d like in the future to know an easier way.

What I need: All custom post types, plug-in data, and uploads? I think that is all the stuff that didnt quite work

[chrisburton]

@Jeager Did you export the database properly?

[Jeager]

Thought so. from php admin – exported the right database. Maybe I missed something? I’ll have to check later.

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