How to Install Invoice Ninja on Windows 10

Invoice Ninja is an open source invoicing and billing software that helps you to send professional invoices and track payments. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Invoice Ninja on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, you need to ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Windows 10 installed on your PC
• PHP 7.4 or higher
• MySQL 5.7 or higher
• Apache 2.4 or higher
• Composer

Step 1: Download and Extract Invoice Ninja

1. Visit the Invoice Ninja website and click on the Download button.
2. Select the Self-Hosted option.
3. Download the latest version (ZIP file) of Invoice Ninja.
4. Extract the ZIP file to your local system.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

1. Download and install the latest version of Composer on your system.

2. Open Command Prompt (CMD) on your system.

3. Navigate to the extracted folder (where you have extracted Invoice Ninja).

4. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

   composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist
   

Step 3: Configure Database

1. Create a new database for Invoice Ninja.

2. Navigate to the config folder in the extracted folder.

3. Copy the database.php.example file and rename it to database.php.

4. Open the database.php file in any text editor.

5. Configure the database connection settings with the following parameters:

   'driver'    => 'mysql',
   'host'      => 'localhost',
   'database'  => 'invoice_ninja',
   'username'  => 'root',
   'password'  => 'root'
   

   Replace the values with your own database configuration values.

Step 4: Configure Virtual Host

1. Open the httpd-vhosts.conf file in any text editor.

2. Add the following code to configure a virtual host for Invoice Ninja:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       DocumentRoot "{path-to-your-invoice-ninja-folder}"
       ServerName invoiceninja.local
   </VirtualHost>
   

   Replace {path-to-your-invoice-ninja-folder} with the path to your extracted Invoice Ninja folder.

Step 5: Start Apache and MySQL

1. Open XAMPP Control Panel.
2. Start Apache and MySQL services.

Step 6: Run Installation Wizard

1. Open any web browser (preferably Google Chrome).
2. Go to the following URL: http://invoiceninja.local.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions and provide the necessary information.
4. Click on the Finish button to complete the installation process.

Step 7: Log in and Start Using

1. Open any web browser.
2. Go to the following URL: http://invoiceninja.local.
3. Log in with the provided credentials during the installation process.
4. You are now ready to use Invoice Ninja on Windows 10.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Invoice Ninja on Windows 10.

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