[wp-hackers] Site Address during development

[Vid Luther]

Simplest thing would be to define it in the wp-config.php.  


define('WP_SITEURL', "http://example.com");
define('WP_HOME', "http://example.com");

You can get creative if you have the ability to set environment variables within Apache, 
we do a SetEnv zippy_environment dev|stage|production. 

Then in the wp-config, you can do a case($_SERVER['zippy_environment']) { 

...

}

I'm also playing with an idea of a plugin that is aware of this, so I don't need to change the SQL, but it it filters any references to urls through it..
this is just an idea, I have no clue how sane it is, and if it's going to bring the site to a screeching halt or not.

The defines() above work though.




Vid Luther
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On Sep 2, 2010, at 8:08 AM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) wrote:

> +1 to the gripe list on this one, I would like to see it auto generate the urls to the proper location in the post
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gavin Pearce" <Gavin.Pearce at 3seven9.com>
> To: <wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 6:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Site Address during development
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> 
>> Hi Michael,
>> 
>> This is one of my main gripes with WordPress - having to do a SQL
>> find-and-replace between development and live URLs.
>> 
>> I especially hate how the "new" menu feature, for the Home button
>> creates a 'custom' link to the hard-coded URL of the current site.
>> 
>> Changing the site URLs in either wp-config.php or in the back-end won't
>> update these.
>> 
>> If anyone knows a better way to run a dev and live version of a site,
>> with easy database syncing, would be interested to know it also.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Gav
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com
>> [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Michael
>> Clark
>> Sent: 02 September 2010 13:36
>> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
>> Subject: [wp-hackers] Site Address during development
>> 
>> Good morning,
>> 
>> I'm developing a site for a client, and they are finally able to
>> start adding their info, posts and pages, both with a lot of photos.
>> I have the WordPress address (URL) and Site address (URL) (set under
>> http://www.example.com/wp-admin/options-general.php ) defined to be
>> the temporary subdomain of their domain name. But when they embed
>> photos or PDFs into a post or page, the temporary domain name is
>> embedded into the post. Once we go live this weekend is there an easy
>> way to change those details into the new, permanent domain name? I
>> don't want to have to maintain the development URL forever.
>> 
>> Actually, it seems silly to embed the domain name into the posts and
>> pages at all. It's adding a bit to the page, plus possible delaying
>> the loading of pages by fractions of a second as the page requests
>> have to hit DNS. Shouldn't everything embedded be relative to the
>> root directory of WordPress? Thanks, Mike
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> 
>> Michael Clark
>> http://www.PlanetMike.com
>> 
>> "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
>> - Martin Luther King Jr.
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