How to Move PrestaShop Database to Another Store

PrestaShop database migration can be triggered by multiple business needs. You might need to open another PrestaShop store, change the domain, move to a new server, or shift your store from the Cloud to a self-hosted version.

In any of the cases mentioned, you would like to attain consistent and fluent data copying, including products (with all related details), categories, orders, customers. To transfer the PrestaShop database to another store in a time-efficient way, you can consider Store Manager for PrestaShop import/export functionality.

Using Store Manager import/export wizard, you can transfer PrestaShop categories, products, customers, and orders. In this article, you’ll learn how to export all store entities into CSV files and import them to a new PrestaShop store.

Export Store Data That You Want to Migrate

Store Manager offers a wizard for every kind of entity. Select a corresponding option on the side menu.

PrestaShop Store Manager Import/Export Tools to Transfer Database

Export Category Tree Structure

Migrating PrestaShop data to another store starts with copying the category tree structure to the .csv file.

Launch category export wizard (Tools->Import/Export Categories) and select Export action.

Export PrestaShop Category Tree Structure by eMagicOne

Choose a file to save category data to.

Save export Category Tree file with eMagicOne

Select ‘All Categories’ on the next step to pull down the entire category tree.

Select PrestaShop Categories for Export with eMagicOne

Specify file separators or leave the default and consider a delimiter used to detach categories in a category path.

Select Field Delimeter and Quate Character forPrestaShop Categories Export with eMagicOne

To export category images, enable the ‘Import/Export Images’ checkbox and select the folder, to which images will be downloaded in the process of export.

Select all category fields to be exported to the.csv on the following step and confirm the procedure.

Select Fields for Categories Export with eMagicOne

Important:

You can use category export if you want to move exactly the same category tree to the target store. Also, Store Manager allows you to create categories in the process of product import. If you have a full category path specified for each item in the product import file, these categories or subcategories will be created and products will be assigned to them.

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Export Products from a Source PrestaShop Store

Now, let’s export to a .csv file those products that want to migrate.

Launch Products export wizard (Tools->Import/Export Products) and select the “Export” action.

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Select the file to save product data to.

Save PrestaShop Products Exported file with eMagicOne

Decide on the export options displayed on the following wizard page.

Options for PrestaShop Products Export with eMagicOne

Export full category path – if you want to create categories on the fly while migrating PrestaShop data to another store enable this checkbox.
Export parent details – if you want to record parent product details (name ) in the .csv file for all product combinations, enable this option.
Product accessories identification method – to preserve accessory relations, choose the identifier for them. The output file will have Reference or EAN13 in the “Accessories” column depending on what you chose.

Set export file delimiters or leave the default on the following step.

Select Export Fields Delimeters and Quote Characters PrestaShop Products Export with eMagicOne

Important:

If you enable the ‘Use ID as category path’ checkbox, the result export file will contain a category ID, not the path. Do not enable this option since you won’t be able to assign products to categories at a new store because they will not have the same IDs.
When shifting a store from the Cloud version to the self-hosted or changing server, you need to transfer images respectively. With Store Manager, you can easily move images either using their URLs or downloading them in the process of export to a local folder.
Export image filename with HTTP URL path – if you enable this option, an entire URL path to the product images will be recorded to the output .csv file.
Download product images to the following directory – if you choose this, the pictures will be drawn from the server to a local folder that you specified below.

Select all product-related fields to pull them to the .csv file.

Select Fields for PrestaShop Products Export with eMagicOne

Done! The catalog has been downloaded from your source PrestaShop site.

Export PrestaShop Customers

Download PrestaShop customers via export wizard next.

Launch Customer Import/Export wizard, select the ‘Export’ action.

Export PrestaShop Customers with eMagicOne

Choose the file where customer data will be stored

Save Exported PrestaShop Customers file with eMagicOne

Consider file separators and customer groups delimiter (if a customer belongs to more than one group, all these groups will be arranged within one file column and separated by this delimiter).

Select Fields Delimiter and Quote Character during PrestaShop Customers Export with eMagicOne

Choose all customer-related details at this step and confirm that you want to transfer them to the spreadsheet.

Select Fields to be Exported During PrestaShop Customers Export with eMagicOne

Export PrestaShop Orders

You should now export orders if you would like to transfer sales data to a target store.

Launch Orders Import/Export Wizard (Tools->Import/Export Orders) and select the “Export” action.

Open the Order Export Wizard and select the file to store orders.

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Select orders to export – all existing orders or selected.

Set file delimiters or leave the default ones.

Select fields to be exported to .csv using traditional options on this step or field groups filter.

Select Fields to be Exported for PrestaShop Orders Export with eMagicOne

Finish the export by pressing the “Export” button.

Extended order export tutorial is available at- Export PrestaShop Orders Quickly and with Ease!

Having downloaded these entities, you can transfer PrestaShop database to another store.

Prepare Your New PrestaShop Store Before Data Migration

Before starting data import to a new store, you need to:

Install and configure a PrestaShop store. Please check PrestaShop official documentation describing how PrestaShop installation is accomplished – https://docs.prestashop-project.org/v.8-documentation/v/english/
Add languages and download language packs
Enable the multistore option if you plan to create multiple shops, create shop groups and shops
Configure payment methods as this tutorial describes
Set up carriers and shipping methods

What to consider transferring PrestaShop database via Store Manager:

Store Manager allows you to preserve all product properties in the process of export/import.
If you have product combinations, you can import them to a new store. Store Manager will automatically create attribute values, though it does not allow to create attribute groups via import. So you need to create attribute groups before the import.
Product features also must be created manually on the new store. Feature values will be created automatically during import.
Manufacturers exported from a source store will be automatically created and assigned to products on the new store.
PrestaShop suppliers must be created before the import. You can assign them to products during import.
Tax rate and rules must be created manually. The import wizard allows you to assign rates.
Shipping carriers must be created in advance because the import tool allows you to assign carriers, but not create them automatically.

Now you need to connect to your target store database via Store Manager and import entities from the files you have prepared.

Transfer Data to the New Store Via Import

Form a Category Tree in the New PrestaShop Store

If your target store must have the same category hierarchy as a source store, it would be nice to import categories and build the structure on the fly.

Start the Import/Export Category Wizard and opt for the import option there.

Import Prestashop Categories with eMagicOne

Choose the datafile exported from the source store and preview data from the file on the following page.

Set the delimiters matching the ones used to separate data.

Select Fields Delimiters and Quote Character during Categories Import with eMagicOne

To upload category images, enable a corresponding option on this step and specify the name of the folder on your PC in which these images are stored.

Map file fields with database fields to append data correctly and get store category structure transferred. Use the “Automap” option to link fields automatically, since the file exported by Store Manager has identical column titles.

Assign csv columns to Database Fields during Categories import with eMagicOne

Important:

Category import will be successful if you select Category Name (full category path) as an identifier. Category ID can be used for updates only. Force category ID import can’t be fulfilled with Store Manager, since IDs are autoincremented maintaining data integrity in this way. Using automapping you got the ID field mapped and now you can unlink it manually.

Use the ‘Add and Modify’ import option on the last step of the import wizard and complete the procedure.

PrestaShop Category Import Options with eMagicOne

Check category tree in Store Manager after the import is accomplished.

Extended category import tutorial is available at- Import PrestaShop Categories without a Tension

Import Products to the New PrestaShop Store

Once the categories exist in PrestaShop, you can fill them with product listings using the file exported from the source store.

Run the product import profile and select the datafeed to import products from.

Adjust delimiters or leave the default ones. A file preview box allows you to verify the accurateness of separator setup.

Select Fields Delimiters and Quote Character during PrestaShop Products Import with eMagicOne

If you have full HTTP path to PrestaShop product images in .csv, just enable the “Import Images” checkbox under the preview box.

To upload locally saved pictures, you have to activate this option and also select the folder keeping these images.

Associate file columns with database fields to migrate data to another PrestaShop store or apply automapping since exported file columns have identical names.

Assign csv Columns to Database Fields during Products Import with eMagicOne

The best way to identify products is to set Reference and Product Name on this step. ID can’t be used as an identification method for products creation, only for updating. Store Manager does not allow you to force ID import because IDs are autoincremented.

To import combinations, select combination reference in the ‘Identify combinations by’ dropdown.

Important:

Exported combinations should have unique references to be created in the new store after import.

To preserve accessories in the new store, you have to set identifier that you have in the export file.

Set import options on the last wizard step. It is advisable to choose the ‘Add and Modify’ import method. To create attribute and feature values you have in the exported file, enable the ‘Create new attributes’, ‘Create new features’ and ‘Create feature values’ options.