How to install Bugzilla on Windows 10

Bugzilla is a powerful open-source issue tracking system designed to help developers track and manage bugs, defects, and other issues in software projects. It's widely used by many organizations and it's quite simple to install on a Windows 10 computer.

In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the steps to install Bugzilla on your Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• A Windows 10 computer with administrative privileges
• Perl installed (you can download Perl from https://www.activestate.com/products/perl/)
• A web server (Apache or IIS) with CGI support enabled

Step 1: Download Bugzilla

The first step is to download the latest version of Bugzilla from the official website at https://www.bugzilla.org/download/. Choose the Windows ZIP file and save it to your computer.

Step 2: Extract Bugzilla

Next, extract the Bugzilla ZIP file to a directory on your computer. For example, you can extract it to the "C:\Bugzilla" directory.

Step 3: Install Perl Modules

Bugzilla requires several Perl modules to function correctly. You can use the Command Prompt to install these modules.

1. Open the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Navigate to the extracted Bugzilla directory using the cd command. For example, if you extracted Bugzilla to the "C:\Bugzilla" directory, type cd C:\Bugzilla.
3. Run the following command to install the required Perl modules:

perl bin/checksetup.pl --check-modules

This will install any missing Perl modules that are required by Bugzilla.

Step 4: Configure Bugzilla

Next, configure Bugzilla by running the following command from the Command Prompt:

perl bin/checksetup.pl

This command will start the Bugzilla configuration process. Follow the prompts to set up the database, email settings, and other configuration options.

Step 5: Set Up the Web Server

The final step is to set up the web server to run Bugzilla. Here's how to do it:

Apache Configuration

1. Open the Apache configuration file in a text editor. The configuration file is usually located at "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\conf\httpd.conf".
2. Add the following lines to the configuration file:

Alias /bugzilla/ "C:/Bugzilla/"
<Directory "C:/Bugzilla">
  AllowOverride All
  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
  AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
  DirectoryIndex index.cgi
  Order deny,allow
  Allow from all
</Directory>

3. Save and close the configuration file.
4. Restart the Apache server.

IIS Configuration

1. Open the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. Right-click on the server and select "Add Website".
3. Fill out the fields in the "Add Website" wizard:

• Site name: Bugzilla
• Physical path: C:\Bugzilla
• Port: 80
• Hostname: localhost

4. Click "OK" to create the website.
5. Go to the website's properties and select the "Home Directory" tab.
6. Click "Configuration" and add a new CGI application:

• Executable: C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe %s -T
• Extension: .cgi

7. Click "OK" to save the configuration.

Step 6: Access Bugzilla

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bugzilla on your Windows 10 machine. You can now access Bugzilla by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost/bugzilla/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Bugzilla on a Windows 10 machine. By following these steps, you should now have a working installation of Bugzilla that you can use to track and manage issues in your software development projects.

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