Backdrop CMS is an open-source content management system (CMS) that provides easy-to-use tools for creating, managing, and publishing websites. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing Backdrop CMS on a Windows 10 operating system.
Before installing Backdrop CMS on Windows 10, you need to download and install the following software:
Visit the official Backdrop CMS website at https://backdropcms.org/download and click on the "Download Backdrop CMS" button to download the latest version of the CMS.
Go to https://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi and download the latest version of the Apache web server for Windows. Double-click the downloaded .exe file and follow the installation wizard to complete the installation process.
Go to https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql and download the latest version of MySQL server for Windows. Double-click the downloaded .msi file and follow the installation wizard to complete the installation process.
Go to https://windows.php.net/download and download the latest version of PHP for Windows. Extract the downloaded .zip file to your local computer in the directory C:\PHP.
Open the httpd.conf configuration file located in the folder C:\Apache24\conf. Add the following lines of code to the end of the file:
LoadModule php_module "c:/php/php7apache2_4.dll"
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "C:/php"
Save the changes and restart the Apache server.
Open the MySQL command prompt and log in as the root user:
mysql -u root -p
Create a new database and user for the Backdrop CMS installation:
CREATE DATABASE backdrop;
CREATE USER 'backdrop_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON backdrop.* TO 'backdrop_user'@'localhost';
Exit the MySQL command prompt.
Extract the downloaded Backdrop CMS zip file to the C:\Apache24\htdocs directory. Rename the extracted folder to backdrop.
Open a web browser and go to http://localhost/backdrop. Follow the installation wizard to complete the Backdrop CMS installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Backdrop CMS on your Windows 10 operating system. You can now start building your website with Backdrop CMS.
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