How to Install Dudle on Windows 10

Dudle is an open-source web-based scheduling application that allows users to easily create and manage polls or surveys. This tutorial outlines the steps to install Dudle on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before installing Dudle on your Windows 10 computer, make sure you have the following:

• A web server with PHP version 5.2.0 or later and MySQL database installed
• A web browser (e.g., Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox)

Installation Steps

1. Download the latest version of Dudle from dudle">the official website.

2. Extract the downloaded file to a directory on your computer.

3. Copy the extracted files to the web server's document root directory. For example, the document root directory for Apache web server is typically located at C:\xampp\htdocs.

4. Create a new MySQL database for Dudle on your web server. You can use a tool like phpMyAdmin to create the database, or use the following command on the MySQL command line:

   CREATE DATABASE dudle;
   

5. Import the dudle_mysql.sql file from the dudle-db directory in the extracted files into the dudle database you just created. This can be achieved using phpMyAdmin or by using the following command on the MySQL command line:

   mysql -u [username] -p dudle < [path/to/dudle_mysql.sql]
   

   Replace [username] with your MySQL user account, and [path/to/dudle_mysql.sql] with the path to the dudle_mysql.sql file on your computer.

6. Edit the config.inc.php file located in the dudle directory of the extracted files. Replace the following lines with the appropriate values:

   define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
   define('DB_NAME', 'dudle');
   define('DB_USER', 'root');
   define('DB_PASS', '');
   

   Replace localhost with the IP address or hostname of your MySQL server if it is not on the same machine as the web server. Replace dudle with the name of the MySQL database you just created. Replace root with the MySQL user account you want to use to access the database. Replace the empty string '' with the password for the MySQL user account if it has one.

7. Save the config.inc.php file.

8. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/dudle (replace localhost with the IP address or hostname of your web server if it is running on a different machine). You should see the Dudle installation page.

9. Follow the instructions on the installation page to complete the installation of Dudle.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dudle on your Windows 10 computer.

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