Hey sdiverdan,
Thats allot of questions let me try to break it down. The first part where you see the .php as text is an indication that your web server isn’t configured to correctly serve up php files.
You should be able to Google how to get your web server setup so that it servers .php files. You can easily test by creating a test.php file and then putting in the function phpinfo() inside to see if it renders.
I think once you get php working locally you won’t see any of the other issues your seeing…
Hope this helps…
thanks lifeinthegrid, that did help. However I still could not get the php to launch. I gave up and purchased the Instant WordPress Unleashed document. To anyone reading this, it’s worth it. Chapter 3 gives a detailed step by step procedure to duplicate a WordPress into Instant WordPress.
My problem was that the install.php executable from Duplicator had to be in the root of the local host. I moved this around several directories but could not find it. The Unleashed document made it real easy to do…
Hey sdiverdan,
Does that guide actually mention using the Duplicator plugin or does it use another process?
Thanks
Yes it uses the Duplicator plugin. What is good about the book is it breaks the process down into very simple steps. 23 to be precise.
The good news is that my complete WordPress website is now sitting on a USB stick! Now I can do major changes and play in my sandbox without impacting my real website!
Excellent glad you where able to get things working!
I’m trying duplicator plug in everything works until the very last end. When I go to the duplicated site, it just redirects me to the original site. Here have a try with this link http://ichat.nanjing-school.com/nanjing-school/ any ideas on how to fix it are welcome
Hey sdiveran,
It looks like you have a redirect setup somewhere. You can validate with this tool: http://www.seologic.com/webmaster-tools/url-redirect
There are several places a redirect can be setup, here are a few:
1. A redirect plugin you may have installed
2. In a .htaccess file
3. Inside an html file via a meta refresh tag or a JavaScript redirect.
4. Some cpanels allow for redirects.
You might have to contact your hosting provider if your unable to figure out where the redirect is happening…
Hope that helps.
I was having a difficult time getting install.php to run. It needs to be located in the Drive\InstantWP_4.1\iwpserver\htdocs\wordpress directory.
It is funny, because every time I install this I struggle with getting this correct. Usually takes about 1/2 an hour to figure it out.
(old dog, new tricks)
Hey Afaivre,
If you want to submit your logs to support.lifeinthegrid.com I can take a look at them and we can work through any issues you might have…
I think I found the redirect problem. Does Duplicator work with Multi Sites versions of WordPress?
Hey Brianlockwood,
Awesome! I haven’t tested it on multi-site, but if anyone does I would like to get feedback as to their experience…
To read the intaller.php file you save it to /Applications/MAMP/htdocs
as well as the zip file (do not unzip).
The navegate with the browser to localhost:8888, to be able to see all the php scrips of the directory.
Now click on installer.php.
It worked after many rounds and rounds.
Note: Do not work if you only write localhost.
See also http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/t-249547.html for a bit of explanation.
I’ve follow step by step Instant WordPress Unleashed Document to move ny IW to Web on Chapter 4 until page 63. but i have no idea how to launch the installer, I’ve click on the file at File zilla or copy url to my browser but it’s not work and duplicator deploy page could not open.
Please how should I do?. Thanks.
