Title: PLX Multi-Environments
Author: Webmaster
Published: <strong>August 5, 2016</strong>
Last modified: November 22, 2017

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# PLX Multi-Environments

 By [Webmaster](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattstone-plx/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/plx-multi-environments.1.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/plx-multi-environments/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/plx-multi-environments/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/plx-multi-environments/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/plx-multi-environments/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/plx-multi-environments/)

## Description

PLX Multi-Environments manages separate Development, Staging, and Production environments
directly from within the WordPress Admin screen.

Once the separate configuration files have been installed and your existing wp-config.
php settings have been backed up
 you\’re then free to enter each of your environments
database settings. When you push your files between servers you no longer need to
edit the configuration.

Important: Although the plugin will automatically backup your current settings to
wp-config.backup.php, we strongly recommend backing up
 your wp-config.php file 
before completing the plugin installation.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Initial setup of the environment files
 * [[
 * Quickly and easily edit your environments

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/plx-multienv` directory, or
    install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the \’Plugins\’ screen in WordPress.
 3. After successful activation go to the Settings->Environments screen or click on
    the Install button that appears at the top of the Admin screen.
 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the environment files.
 5. After a successful installation you can enter your Development, Staging, and Production
    credentials on each tab and then Save Changes.
 6. Copy all of the wp-config.*.php files in the root of your WordPress site to your
    other environments.

## FAQ

  Installation Instructions

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/plx-multienv` directory, or
    install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the \’Plugins\’ screen in WordPress.
 3. After successful activation go to the Settings->Environments screen or click on
    the Install button that appears at the top of the Admin screen.
 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the environment files.
 5. After a successful installation you can enter your Development, Staging, and Production
    credentials on each tab and then Save Changes.
 6. Copy all of the wp-config.*.php files in the root of your WordPress site to your
    other environments.

  I only use a development and production environment, can I still use this plugin?

Yes, the plugin loads the relevant environment based on the current hostname so 
if you don\’t wish to use all the environments just leave those sections blank.

  How can I add custom code to my database configuration without the plugin overwriting
it?

There are several ways you can do this:
 * Add your code directly in the wp-config.
php file, this file is created during the initial installation of the environments
and can be safely edited without affecting the plugin, these settings apply globally
to all environments. * Un-install the plugin and directly edit each environment 
file (`wp-config.development.php`, `wp-config.staging.php`, `wp-config.production.
php`). Once the environment files have been created the plugin is only used to edit
the files and is not needed for the environments to function correctly. * Modify
the template files found in `/wp-content/plugins/plx-multienv/templates`, you will
also need to edit the version number in `/wp-content/plugins/plx-multienv/plx-multienv.
php` to 999.9.9, this will prevent updates to the plugin that would otherwise overwrite
your changes. Please note this method is not recommended as it disables future updates
that may fix security vulnerabilities and provide compatibility with future versions
of WordPress.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“PLX Multi-Environments” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Webmaster ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattstone-plx/)

[Translate “PLX Multi-Environments” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/plx-multi-environments)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/plx-multi-environments/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/plx-multi-environments/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/plx-multi-environments/)
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## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

#### 1.0.1

 * Tested for compatibility with WordPress 4.9
 * Fixed CSS layout issues with tabs in admin screen

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **8 years ago**
 *  Active installations **30+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.9.29**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/plx-multi-environments/)
 * Tags
 * [dev](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dev/)[developer](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/developer/)
   [environment](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/environment/)[production](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/production/)
   [staging](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/staging/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/plx-multi-environments/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Webmaster ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattstone-plx/)

## Support

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