How to Install Phorge on Windows 10

Phorge is a web-based project management and collaboration tool that can be used for bug tracking, articles, and code review. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Phorge on a Windows 10 operating system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that the following requirements are met:

• A Windows 10 operating system
• PHP version 7.1 or higher installed on your system
• MySQL or MariaDB database server installed on your system
• Apache web server installed on your system

Installation Steps

Follow these steps to install Phorge on your Windows 10 system:

1. Download the Phorge installation package from https://we.phorge.it/.

2. Extract the downloaded zip file to your web server's document root. For example, if your Apache web server's document root is C:\xampp\htdocs, extract the package to that location so that the Phorge directory is located at C:\xampp\htdocs\phorge.

3. Create a new MySQL or MariaDB database for Phorge. Note down the database name, database user credentials, and the database host name.

4. Navigate to the phorge directory on your system using the command prompt or terminal.

5. Copy the .env.example file and rename it to .env.

6. Open the .env file in a text editor and set the following variables:

   • APP_ENV=production
   • APP_DEBUG=false
   • APP_KEY= This key value will be automatically generated once you run the application for the first time. Leave it blank for now.
   • DB_HOST= This should be set to the name of the host where your database resides.
   • DB_PORT= This is usually set to 3306.
   • DB_DATABASE= The name of the database created earlier.
   • DB_USERNAME= The username used to access the database.
   • DB_PASSWORD= The password used to access the database.

7. Save and close the .env file.

8. Run the following command in the terminal or command prompt:

   php artisan migrate --force
   

   This command will create the necessary database tables for Phorge.

9. Set up a virtual host in Apache for Phorge. For example, add the following code to the httpd-vhosts.conf file in Apache's conf directory:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
      DocumentRoot "C:\xampp\htdocs\phorge\public"
      ServerName phorge.local
      <Directory "C:\xampp\htdocs\phorge\public">
         Order allow,deny
         Allow from all
         AllowOverride all
         Require all granted
      </Directory>
   </VirtualHost>
   

   Note: Replace phorge.local with your own domain name.

10. Restart Apache to apply the changes.

11. Navigate to the domain name you set up in step 9 in your web browser. You should now be able to see the Phorge installation screen. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Phorge on your Windows 10 system. You can now use Phorge for project management and collaboration purposes.

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