Migrate from Development server to Production

[kcalkmc]

Hello –

I set everything up for my client to review and test on my development server. Now I am in the process of migrating the development website to production website on another server. Is there a way to copy/migrate/export the fields and forms that I created and move them to the production server?

Thanks
KcalKMC

[tiborp]

+1 for that functionality!

[Khaled]

Hello,
So far UMP doesn’t provide import/export functionality for form or settings. You need to do manual migration.

Thanks.

[tiborp]

Would be great if this would be possible; any plans on this for future releases?

[Khaled]

Sure. we have plans to include this one but not sure about timing. Some more important features improvement are in our to do list.
Thanks.

[kcalkmc]

WARNING to those who invested in this. It took me days to set up forms. My client has separate profiles based on level and role. Probably 70 customer fields… Client reviewed, I tweaked, client okayed…

Khaled really? What could be more important that preserving the integrity of the work that a customer has already done? Do you think that people can work in the LIVE area?

Solution: It took me less time to write two PHP programs.

[tiborp]

I tend to agree with kcalkmc: Although it’s quite simple to move the related db tables to a production server, I think being able to export forms and form fileds should be considered a must have for this kind of plugin.

[Khaled]

Okay. This is getting priority.

[tiborp]

hear hear 😉

[steveswd]

I’m relieved to hear that export and import of custom forms/fields is priority! Any idea when you might have this feature ready? Within the next 4 weeks by any chance?…

If not, can anybody give me an overview of how to reliably copy your custom fields/forms from one database to another and ensure nothing is lost.

I’ve looked at how these fields are stored in the database, but I just want to know if copying these from one db to another is a fairly simple process, or are there any “gotchas” to be aware of?

Any help would be appreciated, I really don’t fancy redoing all my fields manually.

[rockymountainhigh1943]

Had the same NIGHTMARE issue when I just moved the site from dev to live. Here is the manual fix:

1) Log into phpMyAdmin and navigate to the wp_options table.
2) Look for the option_name user_meta_fields.
3) Click edit and copy everything in option_value.
4) Navigate into the phpMyAdmin for the live site.
5) Find the same option_name under the wp_options table.
6) Click to edit then paste from step 3 (completely overwrite what was there).
7) Hit go and you should be all set!

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