{"id":1351,"date":"2020-11-16T10:02:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T10:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/16\/move-magento-2-from-localhost-to-server\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:09:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:39:51","slug":"move-magento-2-from-localhost-to-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/move-magento-2-from-localhost-to-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Move Magento 2 from Localhost to Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Magento 2 store setup can be complicated. You may not want to offer a half baked setup to your potential customers only to disappoint them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solution is to first set up the Magento 2 store in localhost. You may have spent hours building your store. Once you finish implementing and configuring every feature, you can go LIVE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before moving to learn the steps, make sure you have purchased domain and\u00a0best Magento hosting<\/a>\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This post shows the method to move Magento 2 from localhost to server<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps to Move Magento 2 from Localhost to Server:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Export Database from Localhost<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. Connect to localhost software like XAMPP, WAMP etc and login to phpMyAdmin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Visit the store\u2019s database<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. At the top of the menu, click Export <\/strong>then hit Go<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now, you will be able to download the database files as the .sql <\/strong>extension. You can also save it in .zip<\/strong> form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Make Magento Files in Zip Format<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Select all the files and folders from localhost and make a zip file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Go to htdocs folder (if you are using XAMPP) or www folder (if WAMPP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Navigate to Magento folder and compress the files in zip format<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: Uploading Magento Files to Web Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For uploading database, you need to upload via cPanel that is your website server. But before that, you need to create a user and give database rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Login to cPanel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Go to phpMyAdmin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. In phpMyAdmin, create a new database by clicking on the new button. Make sure you remember database name, username and password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4: Import Database<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After creating a database, you need to import the database file which you have downloaded in step 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can leverage two methods for importing the database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first method for importing the database is by using the command line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mysql -p -u username database_name < backup_file.sql<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The second method for importing the database is by using PHPMYADMIN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Find out the Import <\/strong>option at the top of the menu and click on it<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. To import the database, hit Choose File<\/strong> and upload a file having .sql<\/strong> extension<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Make sure to select the correct character set to avoid the unknown collation error in MySQL<\/a> during the import process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 5: Upload Magento Files<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You can also create a subfolder for a new domain. If you do not wish to do, you can continue with normal directory also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upload the zip file and extract that you created in step 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 6: Change env.php file for Accessing the Magento System to New Database<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Once you finish uploading the zip folder with extraction, you will now need to make changes in env.php file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go to app\/etc\/env.php<\/strong>. In env.php file, you will have to make changes related to the information of the new database that you just created on your domain. Make changes in a username, name and password while importing the database to your new domain. Locate in the file where this information is suitable. You will find something like the below image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 7: Find Out your New Domain Name for Magento System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
After the completion of step 6, you need to make save the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Click Save<\/strong> in the top right<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. If you wish to select and edit the file, you need to upload it again to the right directory. For that, go to the Magento database and search Table Core_Config_Data.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Replace localhost URL to domain name in \u201cweb\/unsecure\/base_url\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Step 8: Run Below Commands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Run all the below commands and you will manage to access your Magento store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
php bin\/magento setup:upgrade\nphp bin\/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f\nphp bin\/magento cache:flush\nphp bin\/magento cache:clean<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Share this post with Magento Community via social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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