Outline of my presentations at WordCamp Louisville:

WP  Basic Installation and Setup:

• Install in subdirectory
• Install in root
• Install multiple copies
  • Using single database
  • Using different databases
  • Mention setting up a networking
• Install local copy for offline testing/development

Moving WP From One Host to Another:

• Move WP maintaining same url
• Move WP changing the url
• Move WP subdirectory to root & vice-versa
• Copy WP from hosting account to local computer

Tools used in presentations:

WinSCP: A simple ftp client I use in conjunction with hosting control panels such as Cpanel.

http://winscp.net/eng/index.php

Notepad++: A free source code editor.

http://notepad-plus-plus.org

XAMPP Apache Web Server: An excellent choice for easily installing a local copy of WordPress on your computer.

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

Search & Replace Script: A php script from Spectacu.la that allows you to search & replace values in your WordPress database. Great for changing the web address on your blog during a move.

http://spectacu.la/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases

BigDump staggered MySql import script: Great tool from Alexey Ozerov that allows you to import very large databases that you may not be able to import using tools like phpMyAdmin.

http://www.ozerov.de/bigdump.php

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