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Site Services

• Native, OS-level PHP, MySQL, NGINX and Apache

Site management

• Hot-swap between NGINX or Apache
• Hot-swap between PHP versions
• Change site URL by simply typing in the new domain (the database will be safely updated!)

PHP

• Available versions: 7.3, 7.4, and 8.0+
• Improved errors and robust debugging with Xdebug
• Opcache included

Import/Export

• Export includes site files, databases, config files, log files, and Local settings
• Importing sites will restore all files, databases, and configs automatically
• Exclude files from your exports such as archives, PSDs, .git directories, etc

Site Blueprints

• Save any site as a Blueprint to re-use later
• All files, databases, config files, and Local settings will be restored

Sync and Deploy

• Deploy directly to Flywheel production or staging
• Deploy directly to WP Engine production, staging, or development
• Create and deploy to new sites on WP Engine without leaving Local
• MagicSync, our differential deployment technology
• One-click export and migration plugin compatible sites - deploy your site to a host of your choosing

HTTP/HTTPS Tunnel (Included Add-on)

• Basic site tunnels
• Live Links: persistent URLs with higher connection limits, built for testing as a team
• View your site on mobile devices, tablets, and other computers around the world as long as you have internet access
• Test Stripe WebHooks, PayPal IPN, and REST APIs

WP Engine Headless WordPress Platform

• Create headless-optimized WordPress sites (Available from the Add-ons Library)
• Automatically create and configure a Node.js frontend connected to a WordPress backend
• A Node.js process watching for code changes and compiling them for the browser
• One-click access to the frontend Node.js process output

Log Access

• Log files to individual PHP versions, NGINX, Apache, and MySQL are all conveniently exposed

Mailpit

• Mailpit is included to intercept any outgoing email from PHP sendmail for viewing and debugging (this also means you can test emails while offline)

Clone Sites

• All files, databases, configs, and Local settings will be cloned
• Site URL is automatically and safely changed

Config Access

• Config files to individual PHP versions, NGINX, Apache, and MySQL are all exposed for editing

TLS/HTTPS

• Self-signed certificates are automatically created for new sites
• Ability to trust self-signed certificates to suppress browser notices

WordPress Multisite

• Support for both subdomain and subdirectory installations
• One-click to sync subdomains to hosts file

Cloud Backups

• Save your projects directly to any Dropbox or Google Drive account with a click.
• Retrieve your site backups at any time from any computer with Local installed.

Site Shell + WP-CLI

• One-click site shell access to individual sites
• WP-CLI provided, simply type "wp" after opening site shell

Support

• Community Forums
• Help docs
• Release notes

Pre Launch Tools

• Link Checker
• Image Optimizer
• Instant Reload