{"id":3113,"date":"2026-10-19T22:58:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T20:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drechthosting.nl\/kennisdatabase\/hoe-maak-ik-een-staging-omgeving-met-softaculous\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T22:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T20:58:52","slug":"hoe-maak-ik-een-staging-omgeving-met-softaculous","status":"publish","type":"dh_kb_article","link":"https:\/\/www.drechthosting.nl\/en\/kennisdatabase\/hoe-maak-ik-een-staging-omgeving-met-softaculous\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I create a staging environment with Softaculous?"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>A staging environment is a convenient way to test changes on your website before putting them live. Softaculous allows you to easily create a staging environment. Follow the steps below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Log in to your cPanel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the login page of your cPanel (for example: <em>yourwebsite.nl\/cpanel<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>Enter your username and password and click <strong>Login<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Open Softaculous<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scroll in cPanel to the section <strong>Software<\/strong> or <strong>Apps Installer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Softaculous Apps Installer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stap 3: Ga naar &#8216;Alle Installaties&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Softaculous, click on the list icon at the top right or choose <strong>Installations Overview<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>You now see a list of all the applications installed via Softaculous.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 4: Select the WordPress installation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find your WordPress installation in the list and click on it <strong>Staging icon<\/strong> (often an arrow or duplicate symbol) next to the installation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 5: Configure the staging environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose a subdomain or directory where the staging environment is created.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Examples include: <em>staging.yourwebsite.nl<\/em> or <em>yourwebsite.nl\/staging<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Check that the correct WordPress version and settings are selected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 6: Create the staging environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Create Staging<\/strong> or a similar button.<\/li>\n<li>Softaculous now copies the live website to the staging environment. This may take a few minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 7: Access to the staging environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once the process is complete, you will receive a link to the staging environment.<\/li>\n<li>Log in with the same login details as your live website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 8: Test and do changes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the staging environment to test new plugins, themes or other changes without affecting the live website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do you have any questions or are you not coming out? Please feel free to contact our support department.<\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Een staging-omgeving is een handige manier om wijzigingen op je website te testen voordat je deze live zet. Met Softaculous kun je eenvoudig een staging-omgeving maken. Volg onderstaande stappen. Stap 1: Log\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":258,"template":"","meta":{"dh_seo_title":"Een staging-omgeving maken met Softaculous | Drechthosting","dh_seo_title_en":"Creating a staging site with Softaculous | Drechthosting","dh_seo_description":"Een staging-omgeving met Softaculous maken om wijzigingen te testen? Controleer de beschikbare functie, maak een back-up en houd test en live uit elkaar.","dh_seo_description_en":"Use an available Softaculous staging feature to test website changes. Make a backup first and keep the test environment separate from the live website.","dh_kb_title_en":"How do I create a staging environment with Softaculous?","dh_kb_content_en":"<p><\/p>\n<p>A staging environment is a convenient way to test changes on your website before putting them live. Softaculous allows you to easily create a staging environment. 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