Questions about migrating a local QloApps test installation to a live server

bluemoon288

Hello QloApps Team,
I have been testing QloApps locally on my machine using WAMP (offline environment). Now that the testing phase is complete, I am planning to migrate the installation to an external live server. Before I proceed, I would like to clarify a few points to ensure that the migration is done correctly.

Migration approach
My goal is to perform a clean installation of the latest QloApps version (1.7) on the live server and then transfer only selected data from my local test environment.
Data I want to keep
From the local installation, I would like to transfer:
– All my custom translations
– All configuration settings
– All text content (CMS pages, descriptions, email templates, etc.)
– All images and media files (rooms, sliders, logos, etc.)
Data I do not want to keep
I want to exclude all test‑related data:
– Customers
– Bookings
– Payments
– Cancellations
– Any other test records created during development
Technical environment
Local test setup:
– QloApps 1.7
– PHP 8.4
– MySQL
– Apache
Questions before migration
– What is the recommended method to transfer only translations, settings, settingscontent, and media files from a local installation to a clean live installation?
– Are translations stored exclusively in the database, or also in file‑based language packs?
– Which folders and database tables should be copied, and which should be avoided to prevent transferring test data?
– Is there an official or recommended procedure for partial migration (content/settings only, without customers/bookings)?
– Are there known issues when moving from a WAMP localhost environment to a live server that I should be aware of?
I would appreciate any guidance or best practices you can provide before I start the migration.
Thank you very much for your support and for your great work on QloApps.
Best regards,

Aradhana Singh

Hi @bluemoon288 ,

Translations in QloApps are stored in the file system, so they will be included when you migrate your website.

We recommend migrating your entire website from the local environment to the live server. You can follow this guide for the migration process:
https://qloapps.com/how-to-migrate-qloapps-to-a-new-server/

After completing the migration, you can use the Data Cleaner module to remove unwanted or test data from the database if needed. The Data Cleaner is a free module available here:
https://qloapps.com/qloapps-data-cleaner/