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How do I build a new site if old one still exists?

by 512 Designs
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I have a client that wants me to re-build and host their website. Their old site is currently running and is being hosted somewhere else and I'm going to switch them over to my Hostgater reseller account.

In the mean time, I want to rebuild their current site while their old one is still up and running. I will be using Wordpress. So how do I build the new site if I don't have the nameserver pointing to my hostgater account yet?

Is there a way for me to build it and work on it, then when it's ready, just go to Godaddy (who they registered the name with) and point it to my nameserver?

With wordpress you usuall get to the admin area with something like www.clientsite.com/wp-admin. What would I use for the "clientsite.com"?

Thanks.

Mike
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  • Profile picture of the author Seantrepreneur
    I wish I could help!

    I think you might want to post there HERE instead. It's the website section of the WF. They'll be able to help.

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    • Profile picture of the author 512 Designs
      Thanks Sean,

      I just figured that since this is probably done by a lot of warriors who deal with offline customers, I'd ask it here first.

      I'll check out the other section as well.

      Mike
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  • Profile picture of the author David Stewart
    What I do is install WP on one of my subdomains like clientsite.mysite.com.

    Once the site is finished, I point the nameservers to my hosting, create the add-on domain, install wordpress on the new domain and then use filezilla to transfer the website onto the new add-on domain.

    I export the .sql file from the subdomain site and upload it to the new site. There's a few changes you'll have to make to the .sql file.

    Also you'll have to update the wp-config file with the database user name and password once you create the database, add your user and and assign privileges.

    Once everything is transferred over, it's best to check your links to make sure they're still intact.

    There may be other ways, but that's the only way I know of right now.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kingfish85
    Build the site in the new cPanel account on your reseller account, and don't change the nameservers. Access the site via the ip until you're ready to take it live. Make sure you change the urls in Wordpress to the site IP or it will keep going to the live domain name.
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  • Profile picture of the author Hugh
    Mike,

    I move the original site to my host by changing the name servers (I use Host4Profit). Then I create a new home page as index-2. Complete the new site. Then when everything is ready and checks out, I change index to index-3 and change index-2 to index. Hit Publish, pray a little bit, then check to see if everything works. AFTER I'm sure I got it right, I start deleting the old stuff.

    HTH

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    • Profile picture of the author 512 Designs
      Thanks for your help everyone. I'm gonna start working on it this weekend.

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      • Profile picture of the author ewenmack
        Mike,

        If you want help with it, my tech person can do it for you for next to nothing.

        PM me and I'll hook you up if you want.

        Best,
        Ewen,
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  • Profile picture of the author pbarnhart
    You guys are making it WAY too hard. Use your hosts file to change what IP address is associated with your domain. You don't need to jump through any of the hoops these very very helpful people suggested to you. You may run into problems using Kingfish85's approach, but he is close.

    Your hosts file takes the place of the nameserver. Lets say your current site example.net is on Bluehost and your new site is on Hostgator. When you sign into Hostgator, you will note the IP address on the left-hand column of your CPANEL.

    Change your hosts file to point:

    Code:
    example.net 123.45.678
    And now you are the only one in the world who can go to the new site at the proper domain. Now you set up and interact with Wordpress on your new server as normal - Wordpress will treat everything as if its getting the domain from the nameserver. Now you don't need to modify sql, create subdomains, or anything else. When you are ready to launch the new site, just remove the line from your hosts file, point your name servers to the new domain, and you are done.

    Here is a tutorial you will find helpful on using the hosts file. Read the the comments section if you are on Windows.

    Edit your hosts file to test your website before it goes live – Ryan "Havoc" Taylor

    And if there are still holes or problems using the approach in the tutorial please PM me.
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  • Profile picture of the author sonix
    What I usually do is develop the site on a subdomain of any other site i have, and then use backup buddy to make a backup and a restore file. After that, you upload the backup and restore file to your new domain, and the script sets it up with a few clicks.
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