ResourceSpace is an open-source digital asset management software that allows you to organize, manage, and share your digital assets with ease. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install ResourceSpace on Windows 10.
Before installing ResourceSpace, make sure your system meets the following requirements:
Firstly, you need to download ResourceSpace from the official website https://www.resourcespace.com/download. Choose the latest stable version of ResourceSpace and download it.
If you don't have Apache web server installed on your system, you can download it from https://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi.
After downloading, extract the zip file and copy the extracted folder to the "C:\Program Files" directory.
To run Apache, open the command prompt with administrator rights and enter the following command:
C:\Program Files\httpd-2.4.41\bin\httpd.exe
This will start the Apache web server.
You can check if Apache is running by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost/. If you see the Apache test page, Apache is running successfully.
If you don't have MySQL database server installed on your system, you can download it from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/.
After downloading, run the installer and follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Download and install the latest version of PHP from https://windows.php.net/download.
After installation, make sure the PHP installation directory is added to the system Path environment variable.
Install the GD PHP extension by uncommenting the following line in the php.ini file:
extension=gd
Install the ImageMagick PHP extension by following the instructions on the official ImageMagick website.
After installation, make sure to add the ImageMagick installation directory to the system Path environment variable.
Download and install the Ghostscript interpreter from https://www.ghostscript.com/download/gsdnld.html.
Install the Zip extension by uncommenting the following line in the php.ini file:
extension=zip
Open the MySQL Command Line Client and enter the following command to create a new database for ResourceSpace:
CREATE DATABASE resourcespace;
Navigate to the downloaded ResourceSpace directory and run the following command:
mysql -u root -p resourcespace < resourcespace.sql
This will import the ResourceSpace database schema into the newly created MySQL database.
Copy the "system.config.php.default" file and rename it to "system.config.php".
Open the "system.config.php" file and update the following values:
$mysql_server: the MySQL server hostname (usually "localhost")$mysql_database: the name of the MySQL database for ResourceSpace (usually "resourcespace")$mysql_username: the MySQL username to access the database$mysql_password: the MySQL password to access the database$baseurl: the base URL of ResourceSpace (usually "http://localhost/")Copy the entire ResourceSpace directory to the root directory of your web server. For Apache, this is usually "C:\Program Files\Apache24\htdocs".
Open a web browser and navigate to the URL you specified for $baseurl in the "system.config.php" file. You should see the ResourceSpace login page.
Use the default login credentials ("admin" as both the username and password) to log in to ResourceSpace.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed ResourceSpace on your Windows 10 system.
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