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Local by Flywheel is the world's fastest growing local development application!
Build WordPress sites faster than ever before
Local is built for speed and simplicity. We’ve spent years designing Local to make building, testing and deploying WordPress sites a breeze.
Save blueprints
Local’s Blueprints make launching your next site that much quicker. All files, databases, config files, and Local settings will be saved for your next project.
Install SSL without the headaches
Local by Flywheel allows you to test your sites locally with SSL without the hassle. We handle all the technical details so you can get back to development.
Hot-swap environments
Changing environments has never been easier. Hot-swap from PHP 7.1 to PHP 7.2, or try out the latest version of MySQL right from Local. It’s that simple!
Craft your own workflow
Local by Flywheel is powered by a community of thousands of developers like you. Customize your Local application to build the perfect workflow, or write your own add-on to Local’s platform.
All of our features
Here are a few (okay, many) of the reasons why Local is the best solution for local WordPress web development!
Containerization
- Isolated sites powered by Docker
Site management
- Hot-swap between NGINX or Apache 2.4
- Hot-swap between PHP versions
- Change site URL by simply typing in the new domain. Database will be safely updated
Clone Sites
- All files, databases, configs, and Local settings will be cloned
- Site URL is automatically and safely changed
PHP
- Available versions: 5.2.4, 5.2.17, 5.3.29, 5.6.20, 7.0.3, and more coming soon
- Xdebug included: One-click integration of Xdebug + PHPStorm (Included Add-on)
- Opcache included
Deployment
- Deployment to production
- Deploy to stagingTeams only
Site management
- Workspaces Teams only
HTTP/HTTPS Tunnel (Included Add-on)
- Tunnel powered by ngrok
- 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
WordPress Multisite
- Support for both subdomain and subdirectory installations
- One-click to sync subdomains to hosts file
Site Blueprints
- Save any site as a Blueprint to re-use later
- All files, databases, config files, and Local settings will be restored
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
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
- One-click to trust self-signed certificates to suppress browser notices
Log Access
- Log files to individual PHP versions, NGINX, Apache, and MySQL are all conveniently exposed
Mailcatcher
- Mailcatcher is included to intercept any outgoing email from PHP sendmail for viewing and debugging. This also means you can test emails while offline
SSH + WP-CLI
- Simple root SSH access to individual sites
- WP-CLI provided. Simply type wp after opening site SSH
Support
- Community Forums
- Ticketing Teams only
User management
- Manage users Teams only
- Deployment roles Teams only
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