How to Install Revive Adserver on Windows 10

Revive Adserver is an open-source ad serving platform that provides a seamless solution for online advertising. In this tutorial, we will walk through step-by-step instructions for installing Revive Adserver on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

To install Revive Adserver on your Windows 10 machine, you'll need the following:

• A web server with PHP support.
• A MySQL server and database.
• An FTP client - e.g. FileZilla.

Step 1: Download and Extract Revive Adserver

1. Visit the Revive Adserver website (https://www.revive-adserver.com/) and download the latest version for Windows.
2. Extract the downloaded file to a location of your choice.

Step 2: Configure the Database

1. Open the MySQL command line and enter the following commands to create a new database and user for the Revive Adserver:

CREATE DATABASE revive;
CREATE USER 'reviveuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON revive.* TO 'reviveuser'@'localhost';

Remember to replace 'password' with a strong password.

2. Browse to the Revive Adserver directory and open the file 'etc/defaults.conf.php'.
3. Find the line that starts with 'database-' and replace the following placeholders with your own details:

'database-type' => 'mysql',
'database-host' => 'localhost',
'database-name' => 'revive',
'database-user' => 'reviveuser',
'database-password' => 'password',

Remember to replace 'password' with the password you specified in the MySQL commands.

4. Save the file as 'etc/whatever.conf.php' (e.g. 'etc/server.conf.php')

Step 3: Upload files to your Web Server

1. Connect to your web server via FTP client.
2. Navigate to the 'www' directory where your website files are stored.
3. Upload the contents of the extracted Revive Adserver files.

Step 4: Install Revive Adserver

1. Under the root URL of your website, navigate to the 'www/admin/' directory.
2. Choose your preferred language.
3. In the next page, click on 'Install/Upgrade Revive Adserver' button.
4. The installation wizard will start. Follow the prompts and fill out the required fields.
5. You will be prompted to enter your database details. Enter the database name, username, and password you created in Step 2.
6. The installation will validate the database connection and create the necessary tables. Once it is done, you'll be prompted to create an admin user for the Adserver.
7. After creating the admin account, the installation is complete.

Step 5: Advertiser and Website Setup

1. Once installation is complete, log in to your Revive Adserver account by navigating to 'www/admin/'.
2. Go to the 'Advertisers' tab and create an advertiser.
3. Go to the 'Websites' tab and create a website profile.
4. Once you have created an advertiser and website, you can generate the Ad tag which can be used to serve ads on your website.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Revive Adserver on Windows 10. You can now customize and manage your ad serving platform to serve ads on your website.

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