Title: Syncing and using a local server
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# Syncing and using a local server

 *  [Wuvu2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wuvu2/)
 * (@wuvu2)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syncing-and-using-a-local-server/)
 * Hello,
    I work at a small NGO in rural area of Thailand. We have created an internet
   site that is exclusively for our staff’s use – it requires a login to view the
   site.
 * Our internal team site is hosted at Godaddy in the USA.
 * Our internet connection is intermittent, so would like to place a copy of the
   site on our local network server which runs our printer.
 * We do quite a bit of editing of web pages, so we need the local server and Godaddy
   server to remain synced automatically ( or as near to automatically as possible).
 * IS there a method for this?
    Thanks, eb

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 *  [cheesedude](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cheesedude/)
 * (@cheesedude)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syncing-and-using-a-local-server/#post-5907399)
 * First make sure your web host allows remote connections to MySQL. If it does,
   then you can use a program to synchronize your local database with your hosted
   database. MySQL Workbench might work or you could look at HeidiSQL or possibly
   other programs.
 * [http://dev.mysql.com/doc/workbench/en/wb-database-synchronization.html](http://dev.mysql.com/doc/workbench/en/wb-database-synchronization.html)
   
   [http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/replication-howto.html](http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/replication-howto.html)
   [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7707859/mysql-database-sync-between-two-databases](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7707859/mysql-database-sync-between-two-databases)
 * Just search Yahoo for “synchronize mysql” or other similar search terms and you
   will find more information.
 *  Thread Starter [Wuvu2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wuvu2/)
 * (@wuvu2)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syncing-and-using-a-local-server/#post-5907489)
 * Wow thanks! Can I bug you for a couple of follow ups – I’m a very fledgling at
   building a website.
 * Am i understanding correctly first we make a clone on our local server, then 
   sync the the database as in your posts?
 * Would we have to do another clone restore if we modify plugins or php pages?
 * Would basic edits to pages, new pages, and new posts all sync with the data base
   sync?
 * Lastly – is the sync – two way – so that edits on the local and edits on the 
   Godaddy would effect each other?
 * Thank you SO much for the answer!
 * Best regards,
    WH
 *  [cheesedude](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cheesedude/)
 * (@cheesedude)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syncing-and-using-a-local-server/#post-5907511)
 * > Am i understanding correctly first we make a clone on our local server, then
   > sync the the database as in your posts?
 * You will have to read up on it. I know it can be done, but I have never done 
   it. Sorry.
 * > Would we have to do another clone restore if we modify plugins or php pages?
 * Anything that makes changes to the database will have to be synched. Modifying
   PHP code will not change anything in the database. Any changes you make through
   the admin panel such as activating plugins, themes, configuration changes, and
   such will change the database and require synching.
 * > Lastly – is the sync – two way – so that edits on the local and edits on the
   > Godaddy would effect each other?
 * I don’t know about that. There is nothing that GoDaddy has (or any post) that
   is going to push out data. Your program would probably query your GD database
   and see if any changes have been made and if so, synch that way.
 * I would not expect it to be a minute by minute process. You will have to read
   up on it.
 *  Thread Starter [Wuvu2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wuvu2/)
 * (@wuvu2)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syncing-and-using-a-local-server/#post-5907512)
 * Thank you sir. Very kind of you to be so helpful.
    best regards, wh

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