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BEYOND FTP
My WordPress Dev Worflow
Mark Wilkinson | markwilkinson.me | @wpmark
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Freelance WordPress
Developer
Co-organiser of
WordPress Cumbria
Former secondary
school teacher
Plugin author
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my old setup
local development
version control
staging/production
deployment
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my old setup
local development
version control
staging/production
deployment
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my old setup
local development
version control
staging/production
deployment
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my old setup
local development
version control
staging/production
deployment
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my old setup
local development
version control
staging/production
deployment
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
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Insanity: doing the same thing over
and over again and expecting
different results
Albert Einstein
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Be Brave – Try Something New
disney.com/brave
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local development
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mamp
mac / apache / mysql / php
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http://localhost
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DocumentRoot "/Users/local-sites/wpmark"
ServerName markwilkinson.dev
/Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/extra/httpd-vhosts
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127.0.0.1 markwilkinson.dev
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markwilkinson.dev
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Version Control
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git
bitbucket github
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http://xkcd.com/1597/
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Staging / Production
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thisisbossi/3796673513
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Local Dev
Staging
Production
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Local Dev
Staging
Production
Local Dev C
Local Dev B
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DEPLOYMENT
deployhq
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hurdles_(Scenes_from_a_Track_Meet).jpg
Hurdles
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wp-config.php
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http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/wordpress-local-dev-tips/
if ( file_exists( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/local-
config.php' ) ) {
include( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/local-config.php' );
define( 'WP_LOCAL_DEV', true );
define( 'WP_STAGING_DEV', false );
} else {
// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from
your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
}
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Media Library
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.gitignore
wp-content/uploads/
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DATABASE
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WP Migrate DB Pro
from $89
Search and Replace
$free
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RECAP
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1. Create your repo
2. Pull to local dev
3. Build site local – commit as you go
4. Setup Staging (migrate DB)
5. Setup deployment (production & staging)
6. Push to staging
7. Setup Production (migrate DB) from staging
8. Push to production
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1. Create your repo
2. Pull to local dev
3. Build site local – commit as you go
4. Setup Staging (migrate DB)
5. Setup deployment (production & staging)
6. Push to staging
7. Setup Production (migrate DB) from staging
8. Push to production
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1. Create your repo
2. Pull to local dev
3. Build site local – commit as you go
4. Setup Staging (migrate DB)
5. Setup deployment (production & staging)
6. Push to staging
7. Setup Production (migrate DB) from staging
8. Push to production
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1. Create your repo
2. Pull to local dev
3. Build site local – commit as you go
4. Setup Staging (migrate DB)
5. Setup deployment (production & staging)
6. Push to staging
7. Setup Production (migrate DB) from staging
8. Push to production
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1. Create your repo
2. Pull to local dev
3. Build site local – commit as you go
4. Setup Staging (migrate DB)
5. Setup deployment (production & staging)
6. Push to staging
7. Setup Production (migrate DB) from staging
8. Push to production
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1. Create your repo
2. Pull to local dev
3. Build site local – commit as you go
4. Setup Staging (migrate DB)
5. Setup deployment (production & staging)
6. Push to staging
7. Setup Production (migrate DB) from staging
8. Push to production
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1. Create your repo
2. Pull to local dev
3. Build site local – commit as you go
4. Setup Staging (migrate DB)
5. Setup deployment (production & staging)
6. Push to staging
7. Setup Production (migrate DB) from staging
8. Push to production
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1. Create your repo
2. Pull to local dev
3. Build site local – commit as you go
4. Setup Staging (migrate DB)
5. Setup deployment (production & staging)
6. Push to staging
7. Setup Production (migrate DB) from staging
8. Push to production
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1. Create your repo
2. Pull to local dev
3. Build site local – commit as you go
4. Setup Staging (migrate DB)
5. Setup deployment (production & staging)
6. Push to staging
7. Setup Production (migrate DB) from staging
8. Push to production
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Thank you
Questions?
@wpmark
markwilkinson.me
github.com/wpmark
profiles.wordpress.org/wpmarkuk
P.S. I’m available for hire!