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Can I make a copy of a WordPress site on localhost?

I am running a local copy of WordPress and simply want to duplicate the whole folder. When I copy all the files into another folder and run it on localhost, i get a 404 error. Also the new folder i’ve pasted into is 10mb larger. What exactly is happening?

I assume the 404 error is something to do with the database, but I expect everything to be the same. The config file is pointing to correct DB etc. Thanks

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    to fix the duplicate wp site not showing on localhost. in wpconfig, i needed to add: define('WP_HOME','http://localhost/duplicatesite'); define('WP_SITEURL','http://localhost/duplicatesite'); not sure why thats not needed on the original site, or why when copying a folder, it increases the size, but hey. thanks anyway


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    You can use wordpress duplicator for copy site correctly. Otherwise, you need manually fix some of the links in the db.

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