Title: Syncing prod version to dev version
Last modified: September 22, 2025

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# Syncing prod version to dev version

 *  [luvu11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luvu11/)
 * (@luvu11)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syncing-prod-version-to-dev-version/)
 * Hello,
 * I took over a new website and just realized that people have been coding/making
   changes on the prod version and the dev version has been untouched since the 
   beginning. Is there a way for me to sync the prod to dev?
 * Thanks.

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syncing-prod-version-to-dev-version/#post-18080203)
 * There is no general answer to this question. There are countless ways to run 
   a live and a dev system in parallel. Can you see which techniques were used in
   your case? If not, I would recommend that you contact the people who set this
   up.
 *  [Dilip Modhavadiya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dilip2615/)
 * (@dilip2615)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syncing-prod-version-to-dev-version/#post-18082271)
 * Hello [@luvu11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luvu11/)
 * To sync your production site to the development environment, first, back up both
   the production and development sites. Copy all files from the production server
   to the dev environment and export/import the production database. After that,
   update the database URLs to match the dev environment using tools like WP-CLI
   or phpMyAdmin. Finally, check `.htaccess` and `wp-config.php` for any environment-
   specific settings, and test the dev site thoroughly.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Dilip Modhavadiya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dilip2615/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syncing-prod-version-to-dev-version/#post-18082271)
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