Questions about migrating a local QloApps test installation to a live server
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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,
- Migration approach