How do I create a staging site in GoDaddy cPanel?

How do I create a staging site in GoDaddy cPanel?
How to Create a Staging Site in cPanel

Step 1: Create a Subdomain in cPanel.
Step 2: Copy Database Using phpMyAdmin.
Step 3: Create a Database User and Assign it to a Database in cPanel.
Step 4: Copy Website Files in File Manager.
Step 5: Create A Record for the Subdomain.

How to Create a Staging Site in cPanel
  1. Step 1: Create a Subdomain in cPanel.
  2. Step 2: Copy Database Using phpMyAdmin.
  3. Step 3: Create a Database User and Assign it to a Database in cPanel.
  4. Step 4: Copy Website Files in File Manager.
  5. Step 5: Create A Record for the Subdomain.

How do I publish my GoDaddy staging site?

Under Staging Site, select the Actions menu and then select Sync Sites. Select Push staging to production. Only select Overwrite content if you want to overwrite the database as well as the files in your live production site. Select Sync.

What is GoDaddy staging?

A staging site lets you build and test your website without modifying the content your visitors see on the live production site.

How do I create a staging site in cPanel?

How to create a staging site for WordPress manually
  1. Step 1: Create a subdomain through cPanel.
  2. Step 2: Create an FTP account for your new subdomain.
  3. Step 3: Upload WordPress files to staging site.
  4. Step 4: Export / Import your database.
  5. Step 5: Edit wp-config.
  6. Step 6: Log in and restrict access to your staging site.

How do I edit my WordPress site without going live?

There are three ways to change a WordPress theme without going live: using the live demo option.

Use the Theme Switcha Plugin

  1. From your WordPress dashboard, go to ‘Plugins’ then click ‘Add New’.
  2. Users can either search for the plugin on the search bar or upload it.
  3. Upload the plugin and activate it.

How do I set up a staging server?

Read the tips below before launching your staging (or development) server.
  1. 3.1 Create a complete production backup using one of the alternatives below.
  2. 3.2 Copy your complete production backup to a staging environment.
  3. 3.3 Modify your staging environment for the unique configurations.
  4. 3.4 Isolate the Staging Environment.