What to do when push fails in Wordmove

About push error with Wordmove

When using Wordmove to move or backup WordPress, you may receive certain error messages.

/home/vagrant/.gem/ruby/2.4.0/gems/wordmove-2.4.0/lib/wordmove/deployer/base.rb:16:in `deployer_for’: undefined method `[]’ for nil: NilClass (NoMethodError)

This error usually indicates some problem with the movefile configuration.

Solution

Check if the following settings are present at the top of the movefile

global: 
 sql_adapter: default

This setting is for Wordmove to correctly load the SQL adapter. If this line is missing, the error described above is more likely to occur.

Conclusion

If Wordmove fails to push, many problems can be solved by first checking the settings in the movefile. In particular, many errors can be avoided by making sure that the global settings are correct.