# Local shop

**URL:** <https://forum.shopware.com/t/local-shop/68732>\
**Category:** Allgemein\
**Created:** [3. August 2020 um 08:04 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/local-shop/68732 "2020-08-03T08:04:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![LivingEd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8edcca/32.png) [@LivingEd](https://forum.shopware.com/u/LivingEd)\
**Post date:** [3. August 2020 um 08:04 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/local-shop/68732/1 "2020-08-03T08:04:07Z")

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Hello,

I would like to create a local shop on my system where I can make and test changes before transferring the changes to a live system. Is there a way to achieve this? I have followed the instructions here : [https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-5-en/tutorials-and-faq/shop-transfer-live-system-test-environment#copy-a-live-system-into-a-test-system](https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-5-en/tutorials-and-faq/shop-transfer-live-system-test-environment#copy-a-live-system-into-a-test-system)but I haven’t been successful so far. Is there something missing?

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**Author:** ![NextMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/838e76/32.png) [@NextMike](https://forum.shopware.com/u/NextMike)\
**Post date:** [3. August 2020 um 08:09 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/local-shop/68732/2 "2020-08-03T08:09:36Z")

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Nobody can know. You have to provide more details. What have you done, what isn’t working?

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**Author:** ![LivingEd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8edcca/32.png) [@LivingEd](https://forum.shopware.com/u/LivingEd)\
**Post date:** [3. August 2020 um 08:29 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/local-shop/68732/3 "2020-08-03T08:29:30Z")

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I downloaded the files and the database. I am using xampp for the local web server. Now I am want to open the system using localhost. but I am only able to see the files in the main folder… is there an index.php file?

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**Author:** ![NextMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/838e76/32.png) [@NextMike](https://forum.shopware.com/u/NextMike)\
**Post date:** [3. August 2020 um 08:47 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/local-shop/68732/4 "2020-08-03T08:47:53Z")

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I believe you missed out the .htaccess file. But maybe your service config is not correct. The index file is&nbsp;shopware.php.

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**Author:** ![LivingEd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8edcca/32.png) [@LivingEd](https://forum.shopware.com/u/LivingEd)\
**Post date:** [3. August 2020 um 10:44 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/local-shop/68732/5 "2020-08-03T10:44:38Z")

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Thank you. I did already copy the .htaccess file. The only thing I changed in the config.php file is the name of the db because my local db has a different name. I checked the port on which the db is running as well. it is correct. Just to clarify, my shopware.php lies in httpdocs. So in my browser I give in localhost/httpdocs. could there be something else wrong? Sorry for my silly question.

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**Author:** ![NextMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/838e76/32.png) [@NextMike](https://forum.shopware.com/u/NextMike)\
**Post date:** [3. August 2020 um 10:57 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/local-shop/68732/6 "2020-08-03T10:57:23Z")

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You should configure your&nbsp;xampp to have a VHOST („domain“) with the final path to your shopware folder. Exactly the same host you should also update in the s\_core\_shops table.