How to Install Egroupware on Windows 10

Egroupware is an open-source software that provides a suite of collaborative applications in a single portal. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Egroupware on your Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed:

• Apache web server
• PHP version 7.2 or higher
• MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL database server
• Composer

Step 1 - Download Egroupware

First, visit the Egroupware website at egroupware.org/">https://www.egroupware.org/ and download the latest version of the software. After the download is complete, extract the files to the web root directory of your Apache server. For example, C:\xampp\htdocs.

Step 2 - Create a Database

Next, you need to create a database for Egroupware to use. You can use either MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL. To create a database in MySQL, log in to your MySQL server with the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Then create a new database with the following command:

CREATE DATABASE egroupware;

Create a new user and grant privileges to the database with the following command:

CREATE USER 'egroupwareuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON egroupware.* TO 'egroupwareuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace egroupwareuser and password with your desired username and password.

Step 3 - Install Egroupware Dependencies

To install Egroupware dependencies, navigate to the Egroupware directory and execute the following command:

cd egroupware
composer install --no-dev

Step 4 - Configure Egroupware

Next, run the Egroupware configuration script by executing the following command:

php occ maintenance:install

Follow the prompt and enter the following details:

• Database type: mysql
• Database hostname: localhost
• Egroupware database name: egroupware
• Egroupware database username: egroupwareuser
• Egroupware database password: password

Step 5 - Access Egroupware

Finally, you can access Egroupware by navigating to http://localhost/egroupware. You should see the Egroupware login page. Login with the following credentials:

• Username: admin
• Password: setup

You can now start using Egroupware and exploring its features.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Egroupware on Windows 10. Now that you have successfully installed Egroupware, you can use it to enhance your team’s productivity and collaboration.

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