Corrupt installation / duplication!?

[alexvanrijs]

I have installed and configured a staging area using the PRO Theme. Very good and clear theme.

Now I want to duplicate this setup into the production area. I 1) duplicated the database and updated all absolute references. and, 2) copied the filebase from staging to production. However, currently the website has several errors amongst are syntax- and type errors.

Furthermore, I tried to activate the website. After entering the license and pressing enter, I am redirected to http://www.mywebsite.com/wp-admin/admin.php? - an empty/white screen is depicted.

I re-copied and re-configured the website/database but this seems without result.

What is going on here?

Thanks,

Alex

[paul.r]

Hi Alex,

duplicated the database and updated all absolute references

You can’t do that. WordPress stores many options as “serialized data”, which contains both the string content of things and their length. So when you modify the URL and the length changes, then the serialized data is no longer correct, and PHP rejects it.

If you want to duplicate/migrate your staging site, it is recommended to use a plugin instead. The plugin will take care of everything for you.

Please check the link below

All-in-One WP Migration

Thanks