Can I use Duplicator with Local?

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Forgive me if this has been asked/answered previously, I can’t seem to find a clear answer here.

I would like to begin using Local but I get the impression Local kind of ties you into using the Flywheel hosting as the option when you need to migrate your local site to a live host?

Before I choose to use Local, I’d like to know if there is indeed a way to migrate your local site to a live host (other than Flywheel) using tools such as Duplicator?

The reason I mention Duplicator specifically is because you do not have to have WordPress installed first (on the destination host) to migrate your site, Duplicator handles it all for you.

After going through some of the Questions here, it seems there are many in this community that have encountered problems using Duplicator in combination with Local, and the responses to these issues are very quiet so far…which is why I’m posting this.

Is there anyone out there that can confirm for sure on behalf of Local by Flywheel, that Duplicator is indeed compatible?

And if not, what are our options to migrate (to and from) Local to live host (other than Flywheel), which are hassle free options, hopefully!

Thank you for any input and advice left here!

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I found this link: https://updraftplus.com/faqs/how-do-i-migrate-to-a-new-site-location/

Havent used it yet, but it seems to make sense, understanding the plugin, and should work.

trying to figure the same out for myself.
i used duplicator to move live to local and figure it should work in reverse.

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Hi,

Duplicator should work! ( see attachment.)
We use backupbuddy to migrate from local to live environment.
I just tried with duplicator and it works without problems.

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  2. after packaging
  3. Files of the package.

If you still have any questions let me know :slight_smile:
Dieter

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Thanks for the tip!

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Ah, yes! This looks promising!
Thank you for providing this and testing it, really appreciate it! (and the screen shots!)

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Great! Awesome :slight_smile:

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It’s our goal to make sure every theme/plugin that follows the latest standards and best practices works with Local.

I know @Webtica already provided some excellent proof but I just wanted to go on the record and say Yes to your question :slight_smile:

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Grrreaaat!!!
Thanks Clay. Appreciate you taking the time to confirm this!
Local just looks amazing from this point on… :slight_smile:

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But! You can’t overwrite an existing site in the free version so local to live isn’t possible except in Pro. Worth knowing

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If you are using Duplicator can’t you just then export a new package and the import with Duplicator on the live site version?

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Currently myself and another person are having trouble with collation export from Duplicator on Flywheel https://wordpress.org/support/topic/collation-error-from-mysql-8-0-16-mariadb-10-4/

I’ve experienced this same issue as he, trying to upload to two different hosts now.

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Hi @pup,

Thanks for the heads-up!

Your best option may be to use MySQL 5.7 in Local if Duplicator isn’t changing utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci to a supported collation when importing.

To switch existing sites from MySQL 8 to 5.7 in Local, the easiest option is to export the site and then re-import it but select MySQL 5.7 as the database during the import.

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That worked! Thank you so much, @clay! :pray::pray::pray:

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Thanks, that worked fine from Local to Live.

But I have a question, not sure if this thread would be the right one.

Will the reverse also be possible? to migrate from Live to Local? Just curious to know what are the views of everyone here.

Thanks,
Dhruvin

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