How to install Thelia on Windows 10

Thelia is an open-source e-commerce platform that allows you to easily create and manage your online store. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Thelia on your Windows 10 computer.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• XAMPP installed on your computer. You can download it from https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html
• PHP version 7.3.x installed on your computer
• Composer installed on your computer
• Git installed on your computer

Step 1: Download Thelia

First, you need to download Thelia from the official website at https://thelia.net/. Click on the "Download" button and save the file to your computer.

Step 2: Install Thelia

1. Extract the Thelia archive to your XAMPP htdocs directory. The path should be something like this: C:\xampp\htdocs.
2. Open XAMPP control panel and start the Apache and MySQL services.
3. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/.
4. Create a new database named "thelia" and set its collation to "utf8mb4_general_ci".
5. Open a new command prompt window and navigate to the Thelia directory using the cd command: cd C:\xampp\htdocs\thelia.
6. Run the following command to install the Thelia dependencies:

composer install

7. Run the following command to initialize the Thelia installation:

php Thelia install

8. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your Thelia installation. Make sure to enter the database information correctly.

Step 3: Access Thelia

Once the installation is complete, you can access your Thelia store by going to http://localhost/thelia/ in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Thelia on Windows 10. You can now start customizing your store and adding products.

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