Proper WordPress site Hosting Procedure

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  1. Note your login details from your Client Area.
  • Your FTP Details
  • Your MySQL Details
  1. Create a database for your WordPress site on your hosting Control Panel (choose MySQL Databases).
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  2. On your localhost, login to your local phpMyAdmin. Then export your WP database.
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  3. On your hosting Control Panel, login to your hosting phpMyAdmin (see image on Step 2 above). Then import your exported-WP database (from Step 3).
  4. On your localhost, prepare your WP files.
  • Edit wp-config.php file:
// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define( 'DB_NAME', 'epiz_xxx_xxx' );

/** MySQL database username */
define( 'DB_USER', 'epiz_xxx' );

/** MySQL database password */
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'xxx' );

/** MySQL hostname */
define( 'DB_HOST', 'sqlxxx.epizy.com' );

Matched them with your MySQL Details (from Step 1 & 2).

  • Add new configuration on wp-config.php file:
define( 'WP_SITEURL', 'http://YOUR_DOMAIN' );
define( 'WP_HOME', 'http://YOUR_DOMAIN' );

(Optional) Change http:// to https:// if you already install SSL certificate for your domain.
Add them before this line:
/* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. */
6. On your computer/device, using a FTP client/software (e.g.: FileZilla), login to your FTP hosting server (using FTP Details from Step 1). Then upload your local WP files to your htdocs folder of your domain on your hosting.

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