You can install and clone a WordPress site onto a fresh or already existing installation using the below methods.

  1. Install WordPress

  2. Clone an existing site

  3. Clone from a backup file




Install WordPress


To install a fresh copy of WordPress on a new site




  1. Auto-fill via cPanel: You can login to your cPanel to fill FTP and DB details automatically. You will see the below screen when you hit Autofill via cPanel.

  2. You can also enter your FTP/SFTP details manually.

  3. Select the Target folder and enter the correct URL to the target folder. Make sure the Website URL is pointing to the same folder as the FTP installation folder path.

  4. Enter the details of an existing database or create a new one DB and Enter the details.

  5. Create the admin credentials

  6. Upon entering all credentials you can always do Test Connection to check whether you entered correct credentials.

  7. You can add the new site to the IWP admin panel by checking the option.

  8. Hit Install WP

  9. You can save a profile by entering a profile name to use it in future.

  10. You can select the saved profile from the drop down.


To install a fresh copy of WordPress on an existing site

  1. Select the site in which you want to install WordPress

  2. Create the admin credentials

  3. Hit Install WP


Clone an existing site


Select the site which you want to clone (the source)



Select the backup from which you want to create the clone or create a backup now to clone



 

You can clone the site to a fresh site or an existing site (the destination)


a. To clone to a fresh site







  1. Auto-fill via cPanel: You can login to your cPanel to fill FTP and DB details automatically. You will see the below screen when you hit Autofill via cPanel.

  2. You can also enter your FTP/SFTP details manually.

  3. Select the Target folder and enter the correct URL to the target folder. Make sure the Website URL is pointing to the same folder as the FTP installation folder path.

  4. Enter the details of an existing database or create a new one DB and Enter the details.

  6. Create the admin credentials

  7. Upon entering all credentials you can always do Test Connection to check whether you entered correct credentials.

  8. You can add the new site to the IWP admin panel by checking the option.

  9. Hit Clone

  10. You can save a profile by entering a profile name to use it in future.

  11. You can select the saved profile from the drop down.


b. To clone to an existing site



  1. Select the destination site in which you want to install the backup of your source site.
  2. Create the admin credentials if needed
  3. Hit Clone



Clone from a backup file


You can clone from a backup file in 2 methods.


  • Using the downloadable Link of a Backup file

  • Using the backup Zip file



To clone from a downloadable backup link


Enter the link to the backup file



 You can clone the site to a fresh site or an existing site


a. To clone to a fresh site


 



  1. Auto-fill via cPanel: You can login to your cPanel to fill FTP and DB details automatically. You will see the below screen when you hit Autofill via cPanel.

  2. You can also enter your FTP/SFTP details manually.

  3. Select the Target folder and enter the correct URL to the target folder. Make sure the Website URL is pointing to the same folder as the FTP installation folder path.

  4. Enter the details of an existing database or create a new one DB and Enter the details.

  5. Create the admin credentials

  6. Upon entering all credentials you can always do Test Connection to check whether you entered correct credentials.

  7. You can add the new site to the IWP admin panel by checking the option.

  8. Hit Clone

  9. You can save a profile by entering a profile name to use it in future.

  10. You can select the saved profile from the drop down.


b. To clone to an existing site


 


  1. Select the destination site in which you want to install the backup
  2. Create the admin credentials
  3. Hit Clone



To Clone from a Backup Zip file


First please upload your backup zip file onto the destination server.


 


a. To clone to a fresh site




  1. Auto-fill via cPanel: You can login to your cPanel to fill FTP and DB details automatically. You will see the below screen when you hit Autofill via cPanel.

  2. You can also enter your FTP/SFTP details manually.

  3. Select the Back file which you uploaded on the destination server.

  4. Enter the details of an existing database or create a new one DB and Enter the details.

  5. Create the admin credentials

  6. Upon entering all credentials you can always do Test Connection to check whether you entered correct credentials.

  7. You can add the new site to the IWP admin panel by checking the option.

  8. Hit Clone

  9. You can save a profile by entering a profile name to use it in future.

  10. You can select the saved profile from the drop down.



b. To clone to an existing site

 



  1. Select the destination site in which you want to install the backup file.
  2. Now enter the backup file name which you uploaded to your destination server
  3. Create the admin credentials
  4. Hit Clone


Common Errors


Issue: 404 Not found


Solution: Check whether the Website URL and the installation folder path is pointing to the same directory.


Issue: Clone says successful, but didn’t happen.


Solution: Change clone_controller folder permission to 777 and the root folder where you want the site to be extracted also to 777 and try cloning the site again.