Setting Up a Local WordPress Dev Environment on Your Computer
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Why?- to have a local workspace to test themes and plugins and design ideas without the world seeing it, working offline. and then easily transfer the site to a live web server.
• installation of Wamp (Mamp, Xamp) server, LocalWP, and Desktop Server • backup/migrate plugins available for WordPress
• using a local environment for testing updates
• IIS as a option for hosting WordPress (vs Linux)
• using a sub-domain on a server for website redesigns
The presenter will be Donald Lareau, one of our members. He has been writing PHP programs using MySQL for about 12 years. Donald has been working with WordPress for about 8 years. He currently designs plugins and themes for WordPress and works with numerous clients from various locations around the country maintaining their websites and helping them achieve their goals.
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