Wordpress local development question

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Hi guys,

I had a question about developing wordpress blogs locally on my computer. If someone wants to buy one of my sites and I want to transfer it to one of their domains, what would be the steps to take as far as the database and everything else go? Thanks.
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  • Wordpress can export an xml file, which saves all your posts, pages, etc. You can also just download the database and give it to the buyer. You also need to give them the theme files.
  • Bill Erickson's article should be of help to you.
  • Just downloading the database is not going to work on its own. Wordpress hardcodes path locations, especially the domain name, and where the site is installed, into every Wordpress installation, and does so in a huge number of locations. You need someone who knows how to move a blog, though there might be a plugin available to do this.
  • It's pretty simple. Just transfer the database and WordPress installation (including theme and plugin files) to the buyer's server, and run SQL queries to fix the paths.

    WordPress provides step-by-step instructions:

    Moving WordPress « WordPress Codex
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    • It's a bit more complicated than I thought, but I'll give it a try. Thanks.
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  • Hello..
    Thnx to all for sharing this information.....
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    Wordpress local development question

    Hi guys, I had a question about developing wordpress blogs locally on my computer. If someone wants to buy one of my sites and I want to transfer it to one of their domains, what would be the steps to take as far as the database and everything else go? Thanks.