{"id":9501,"date":"2026-06-03T05:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T03:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=9501"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:50:49","slug":"where-can-i-find-the-prestashop-configuration-file-2","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/where-can-i-find-the-prestashop-configuration-file-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Can I Find the PrestaShop Configuration File?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PrestaShop configuration file contains important settings used by your store, including database connection details and application configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may need to access this file after:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Migrating a store to a new server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Changing the domain name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restoring a backup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Troubleshooting database connection issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Performing advanced configuration changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/where-can-i-find-the-prestashop-configuration-file-2\/#PrestaShop_15_and_16\" >PrestaShop 1.5 and 1.6<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/where-can-i-find-the-prestashop-configuration-file-2\/#PrestaShop_17\" >PrestaShop 1.7<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/where-can-i-find-the-prestashop-configuration-file-2\/#Before_Making_Changes\" >Before Making Changes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/where-can-i-find-the-prestashop-configuration-file-2\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PrestaShop_15_and_16\"><\/span>PrestaShop 1.5 and 1.6<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-1892906300\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For PrestaShop versions <strong>1.5<\/strong> and <strong>1.6<\/strong>, the main configuration file is located at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/config\/settings.inc.php<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can access this file after connecting to your hosting account via FTP or through your file manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PrestaShop_17\"><\/span>PrestaShop 1.7<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For PrestaShop version <strong>1.7<\/strong>, the configuration file is located at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/app\/config\/parameters.php<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This file contains the database connection settings and other core configuration parameters required for the store to operate correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Before_Making_Changes\"><\/span>Before Making Changes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before editing any configuration file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a backup of the original file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify that you are modifying the correct PrestaShop version.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save a copy of the existing configuration in case you need to restore it later.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Incorrect changes to the configuration file can prevent the store from connecting to the database or functioning properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The location of the PrestaShop configuration file depends on the version of the software being used. PrestaShop 1.5 and 1.6 store their configuration in <code>\/config\/settings.inc.php<\/code>, while PrestaShop 1.7 uses <code>\/app\/config\/parameters.php<\/code>. These files can be accessed through FTP or a file manager and contain critical store configuration settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[125],"manual_kb_tag":[474,475,2417,5314,5315,5316,5317,5318,5319,445],"class_list":["post-9501","manual_kb","type-manual_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","manualknowledgebasecat-websites","manual_kb_tag-prestashop-config-file","manual_kb_tag-prestashop-settings-file","manual_kb_tag-prestashop-configuration","manual_kb_tag-prestashop-database-configuration","manual_kb_tag-7-configuration","manual_kb_tag-6-configuration","manual_kb_tag-5-configuration","manual_kb_tag-prestashop-parameters-file","manual_kb_tag-settings-inc-php-file","manual_kb_tag-prestashop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/9501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/manual_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/9501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9502,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/9501\/revisions\/9502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manualknowledgebasecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manualknowledgebasecat?post=9501"},{"taxonomy":"manual_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb_tag?post=9501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}