Moving from localhost to online

[Keith Vaugh+ 16]

Hi Folks I have a major problem. I have completed development work on my site, have copied all the files to the online host and set up the database. The issue is that most of the configuration I had worked on on the localhost has not replicated online. My color schemes, customisations etc... are none existent with the online version. I copied all of the localhost WP content to the online host, configured the MYSQL database and imported a backup of the localhost database. I had to install WP on the online host after the upload and am not sure if that caused it! I also exported the platform Pro settings from the localhost and imported them into the online version, but that didn't help much. I was hoping to launch this site at the weekend, but fear I won't be able to make that deadline. Any one with experience or wisdom they could offer. Thanks in advance

[catrina 103]

Which theme did you work from? PlatformBase (the child theme) or PlatformPro?

[Keith Vaugh+ 16]

PlatformPro

[Kate 3]

Hey Kevin, Just to recap: You've copied your entire "platformpro" directory from your localhost "wp-content/themes" directory to your server "wp-content/themes" directory, correct? You did a full database export? Did you import the database into a clean database? If not, please do that. (Just simply setup a new database on your server, and modify wp-config.php.)

[Simon 248]

Useful info here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress

[Keith Vaugh+ 16]

Thanks Katie I think the mistake that I made, which is not included in the wordpress support documentation, was that I copied all the file to new site and then installed. What eventually worked was installing a new WP and database, then uploading the PlatformPro version. There are a number of items that were missing and that I am still trouble shooting, i.e. NextGEN Gallery