Create or update the deployment configuration
First steps
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Log in to the Magento server as, or switch to, a user who has permissions to write to the Magento file system. One way to do this is to switch to the Magento file system owner.
If you use the bash shell, you can also use the following syntax to switch to the Magento file system owner and enter the command at the same time:
su <Magento file system owner> -s /bin/bash -c <command>
If the Magento file system owner does not allow logins you can do the following:
sudo -u <Magento file system owner> <command>
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To run Magento commands from any directory, add
<your Magento install dir>/bin
to your systemPATH
.Because shells have differing syntax, consult a reference like unix.stackexchange.com.
bash shell example for CentOS:
export PATH=$PATH:/var/www/html/magento2/bin
You can also run the commands in the following ways:
cd <your Magento install dir>/bin
and run them as./magento <command name>
php <your Magento install dir>/bin/magento <command name>
<your Magento install dir>
is a subdirectory of your web server's docroot. Need help locating the docroot? Click here.
In addition to the command arguments discussed here, see Common arguments.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for using this command.
Create or update the Magento deployment configuration
Magento’s deployment configuration provides the information Magento needs to initialize and bootstrap.
You can use this command if:
- You previously installed the Magento software and you want to modify the deployment configuration
- If you want to create only the deployment configuration and continue the Magento installation some other way
- To update the deployment configuration without affecting anything else
Command options:
magento setup:config:set [--<parameter>=<value>, ...]
The following table discusses the meanings of installation parameters and values.
Parameter | Value | Required? |
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--backend-frontname |
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) to access the Magento Admin. To prevent exploits, we recommend you not use a common word like |
No |
--db-host |
Use any of the following:
Note: You can optionally specify the database server port in its host name like |
No |
--db-name |
Name of the Magento database instance in which you want to install the Magento database tables. Default is |
No |
--db-user |
User name of the Magento database instance owner. Default is |
No |
--db-password |
Magento database instance owner's password. |
No |
--db-prefix |
Use only if you're installing the Magento database tables in a database instance that has Magento tables in it already. In that case, use a prefix to identify the Magento tables for this installation. Some customers have more than one Magento instance running on a server with all tables in the same database. The prefix can be a maximum of five characters in length. It must begin with a letter and can include only letters, numbers, and underscore characters. This option enables those customers to share the database server with more than one Magento installation. |
No |
--session-save |
Use any of the following:
|
No |
--key |
If you have one, specify a key to encrypt sensitive data in the Magento database. If you don't have one, Magento generates one for you. |
No |
--db-init-statements |
Advanced MySQL configuration parameter. Uses database initialization statements to run when connecting to the MySQL database. Default is Consult a reference similar to this one before you set any values. |
No |
--http-cache-hosts |
Comma-separated list of HTTP cache gateway hosts to which to send purge requests. (For example, Varnish servers.) Use this parameter to specify the host or hosts to purge in the same request. (It doesn't matter if you have only one host or many hosts.) Format must be |
No |
What is sensitive data?
Magento uses your encryption key to encrypt the following:
- Credit card information
- User names and passwords specified in the Magento Admin configuration (for example, logins to payment gateways)
- CAPTCHA values sent over the network
Magento does not encrypt:
- Administrative and customer user names and passwords (these passwords are hashed)
- Address
- Phone number
- Other types of personally identifiable information except for credit card numbers
If applicable, continue your Magento software installation:
Related topics
- Installing the Magento software using the command line
- Remove sample data modules or update sample data
- Enable or disable modules
- Display or change the Admin URI
- Uninstall modules
- Enable or disable maintenance mode
- Create the Magento database schema
- Update the Magento database schema and data
- Configure the store
- Create or unlock a Magento administrator
- Back up and roll back the file system, media, and database
- Uninstall themes
- Uninstall language packages
- Uninstall the Magento software
- Update the Magento software
- Reinstall the Magento software