How to Install Anahita on Windows 10

Anahita is an open-source social networking and collaboration platform that lets you create social networking sites, online communities, and interactive websites. In this tutorial, we will guide you through installing Anahita on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation, you need to have the following prerequisites:

• A Windows 10 computer with at least 4 GB of RAM
• XAMPP or WAMP Server installed and running on your system
• Composer package manager installed on your system
• Git version control system installed on your system

Step 1: Download and Install Anahita

1. First, go to the Anahita website and click on the "Download" button to retrieve the latest version of Anahita.
2. Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded zip file and move the extracted folder to the htdocs folder of your XAMPP or WAMP Server.
3. Rename the extracted folder to something that you can easily remember, like anahita.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

1. Open the command prompt on your system and navigate to the anahita folder that you just extracted and renamed.
2. Run the following command to install the Anahita dependencies:

composer install

3. This step may take some time to complete, depending on your internet connection.

Step 3: Install Anahita

1. Once the dependencies are installed successfully, run the following command to start the Anahita installation process:

php anahita installation:install

2. This will begin the installation wizard.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Anahita, including setting up the database connection and creating an administrator account.

Step 4: Launch Anahita

1. Once the installation is complete, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/anahita/ (replace anahita with whatever you named your Anahita folder in Step 1).
2. You should see the Anahita login page.
3. Enter the administrator credentials that you created in Step 3 to log in to Anahita.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Anahita on Windows 10. You can now explore the features of this powerful social networking platform and start building your own online community.

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