Working Off-Line on an Existing Site

[christycollins 3]

What is the best way to work on an already existing site off line? The main reason that I would like to do this is that it is driving me crazy with my slow 3 mg upload speed. It takes so much time to refresh the pages that it makes working on the site cumbersome and slow. Is there an east way that I can work offline all the time without having to do reinstalls? Thank You

[Danny+ 1,327]

Hi Christy, I am not sure as to why your upload speed would have any effect on your sies load time? However, to work offline, you will need to use an application such as MAMP (Mac OSX), WAMP (Windows server bases) or XAMPP (both Mac OSX and Windows). These applications basically turn your desktop PC/Mac, Laptop/MacBook into a server, where you can work on your websites locally without the need of an internet connection. Most web developers use these application before taking there theme/framework/plug-in etc.. online. For more information you need to visit the sites below. MAMP - http://www.mamp.info/en/index.html WAMP - http://www.wampserver.com/en/ XAMPP - http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html Wordpress also has an article on how to use Wordpress with MAMP - http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_Locally_on_Your_Mac_With_MAMP

[christycollins 3]

So then, I still have to re-upload my files to the real server, correct? I know these must be dumb questions. I had lots of trouble when I first created the site with Bitnami and then tried to get it uploaded to the host server. It was a mess and I had to finally hire some help.

[Danny+ 1,327]

Hi Christy, I would recommend you read this article from the Wordpress Codex and if you require more information, the best people to talk to, would be your host. They should be able to advise you on moving your site locally to live. http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress