# How to choose your environment? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [February 19, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-choose-your-environment/11146 "2019-02-19T04:11:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![flyingman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@flyingman](https://community.localwp.com/u/flyingman)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-choose-your-environment/11146/1 "2019-02-19T04:11:23Z")
![Screenshot_5](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/lwpforums/original/2X/8/8108902c5faedfd1526b115be9341e33d229887c.png) ![Screenshot_4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/lwpforums/original/2X/9/93f1be5d941a94d1544447efbd4239a1cf9f3e9c.png) Should i just choose the preferred environment settings? If not then what custom settings should i choose and under which situation should i choose custom over preferred or vice versa Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![tstokes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/tstokes/32/4359_2.png) [@tstokes](https://community.localwp.com/u/tstokes)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-choose-your-environment/11146/2 "2019-02-21T22:58:41Z")
Hey @flyingman! We always recommend using the preferred environment as it uses the latest versions such as the latest PHP version. If you plan on using the push connect features with Flywheel, you will have to select preferred in order to use the connect feature. I hope that helps! Thanks so much for using Local! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-choose-your-environment/11146/3 "2020-08-25T18:36:28Z")
Closed on August 25, 2020, 6:36pm UTC