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4. Configure database changes and test site

Martin Buck

In this final step, we edit the wp-config.php file located in your new WP folder location to reflect the new sql database.

  • Use a text editor to open the wp-config.php file, located in your new WordPress site root directory and change the contents as follows to match the information you recorded earlier.
// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define('DB_NAME', 'your_local_db_name);

/** MySQL database username */
define('DB_USER', 'your_local_user');

/** MySQL database password */
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');

/** MySQL hostname */
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

/** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');

/** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */
define('DB_COLLATE', '');
  • Save the file and then, if you are using a local MAMP server, restart your server.

Now test the following in your new site to ensure the migration has been successful.

  • home page
  • image URLs
  • page and post URLs
  • admin login
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