Jifunze hatua kwa hatua jinsi ya kuhamisha website au mfumo wa PHP kutoka XAMPP (localhost) kwenda hosting (online server). Mwongozo rahisi wenye mifano halisi ya database, files, na configuration.
Utangulizi
Baada ya kutengeneza website au mfumo wa PHP kwa kutumia XAMPP (localhost), hatua inayofuata ni kuuhamisha mfumo huo kwenda hosting (online) ili uweze kupatikana na watumiaji popote duniani.
Makala hii inaelezea kwa kina jinsi ya:
Kuhamisha files za website
Kuhamisha database (MySQL)
Kurekebisha database credentials
Kuepuka makosa ya kawaida baada ya kuhamisha
Mwongozo huu unafaa kwa beginners na developers wa kati.
🌐 Mfumo na mafunzo zaidi yanapatikana:
👉 https://faulink.com/
🧰 Vitu Muhimu Kabla ya Kuhamisha
Hakikisha unavyo:
Website au mfumo unaofanya kazi vizuri kwenye XAMPP
Akaunti ya hosting (cPanel au DirectAdmin)
Database na phpMyAdmin kwenye hosting
FTP au File Manager
📁 Hatua ya 1: Kuhamisha Files za Website
Kutoka XAMPP
Fungua folder:
C:\xampp\htdocs\
Chagua folder la project (mf. faulink_system)
Zip folder lote (Right click → Send to ZIP)
Kwenda Hosting
Login kwenye cPanel
Fungua File Manager
Ingia public_html
Upload ZIP file
Extract ZIP file
Sasa files zako zipo online.
🗄️ Hatua ya 2: Kuhamisha Database (Export & Import)
Export Database kutoka XAMPP
Fungua http://localhost/phpmyadmin
Chagua database ya project
Bonyeza Export
Chagua Quick → SQL
Download file (.sql)
Import Database kwenye Hosting
cPanel → phpMyAdmin
Tengeneza database mpya
Chagua database hiyo
Bonyeza Import
Upload file .sql
Database imehamishwa kikamilifu.
🔑 Hatua ya 3: Tengeneza Database User Kwenye Hosting
Tofauti na XAMPP, hosting inahitajika user na password.
cPanel → MySQL Databases
Create:
Database name
Database user
Password
Assign user to database
Weka ALL PRIVILEGES
⚠️ Hakikisha unahifadhi username na password hizi.
⚙️ Hatua ya 4: Rekebisha Database Connection (config.php)
Mfano wa XAMPP
$host = "localhost";
$user = "root";
$pass = "";
$db = "faulink_db";
Mfano wa Hosting
$host = "localhost";
$user = "cpaneluser_dbuser";
$pass = "password_yako";
$db = "cpaneluser_dbname";
Faili hili mara nyingi huitwa:
config.php
db.php
connection.php
🌍 Hatua ya 5: Rekebisha URLs
Kwenye baadhi ya mifumo:
define("BASE_URL", "http://localhost/project/");
Badilisha kuwa:
define("BASE_URL", "https://domainyako.com/");
❌ Makosa ya Kawaida Baada ya Kuhamisha
1. Database Connection Error
Credentials si sahihi
User hajaruhusiwa database
2. 500 Internal Server Error
.htaccess ina makosa
PHP version haitoshi
3. Page Blank (White Screen)
error_reporting imezimwa
PHP error haionekani
➡️ Washa kwa muda:
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);
🔐 Usalama Baada ya Kuhamisha
Usitumie root
Funga access ya phpMyAdmin kwa IP
Hakikisha config.php haiko public
Tumia HTTPS (SSL)
✅ Checklist ya Mwisho
✔ Files zime-upload
✔ Database ime-import
✔ Credentials ziko sahihi
✔ URLs zimebadilishwa
✔ Website inafunguka online
📚 Endelea Kujifunza
Makala na mifumo zaidi ya PHP, MySQL, na biashara zinapatikana:
👉 https://faulink.com/
👉 https://faulink.com/blog_viewer.php
Hitimisho
Kuhamisha website kutoka XAMPP kwenda hosting ni hatua muhimu ya kuifanya project yako iwe halisi na ipatikane kwa watumiaji wengi. Kwa kufuata hatua hizi, mfumo wako utafanya kazi salama na bila changamoto.