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Run the Plugin on a Local WordPress Website

1. Install XAMPP

  1. Download XAMPP in C:\ - https://www.apachefriends.org/
  2. Start Apache and MySQL in XAMPP Control Panel
  3. ensure port 3306 not used (if you installed MySQL previously)
  4. If MySQL keeps stopping, try:
    • go to mysql folder
    • rename data folder as dataold, copy the folder and rename the copy as data
    • copy database folders from dataold to data
    • copy log files from dataold to data
    • restart server in control panel

2. Create local WordPress site

  1. Set up local project folder
    1. download WordPress core (https://wordpress.org/download/)
    2. extract wordpress folder into C:\xampp\htdocs
    3. copy "wordpress" folder
    4. rename folder as project name (e.g., "esprit")
  2. Connect project to a database
    1. open xampp control and activate apache and mysql
    2. click "Admin" next to MySQL
    3. click "New" (left menu)
    4. Give database a name and click "Create"
    5. (one time set up) set username/password
      • username is "root"
      • leave password blank
  3. Sign into local Wordpress
    1. go to http://localhost/``
    2. choose language
    3. enter credentials
      • username: root
      • password: leave empty
    4. click "Run the installation"
    5. Input settings
      • Site Title
      • Username
      • Password
      • Email
    6. click "Install Wordpress"
    7. login with username and password chosen above

3. Download your hosted Wordpress website

  1. go to plugins > add plugin > install and activate "wp all-in-one migration"
  2. Export and download file
  • this requires you have a live WordPress site installed with the WooCommerce Plugin. If you don't have a live site, email jonwayhuang@gmail.com for a file

4. Import above file into the local WordPress core

  1. Go to http://localhost//wp-admin/. Go to Plugins > add plugin > install and activate "wp all-in-one migration"
  2. Increase import file site by adding these line to and of .htaccess file (in the project folder) php_value upload_max_filesize 500M php_value post_max_size 500M php_value memory_limit 256M php_value max_execution_time 1800 php_value max_input_time 1800
  3. In the migration plugin menu, import the file you downloaded in Step 4

5. Install plugin

  1. Copy and paste the “esprit-woo” folder (in Github) into c:\xampp\htdocs<projectfoldername>\wp-content\plugins