How to Install Anahita on Windows 11

Anahita is a powerful open-source social networking platform that allows users to create their own social networks.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need to have the following installed on your system:

• Apache web server
• PHP 7.2 or above
• MySQL database

Step 1: Download Anahita

The first step is to download the latest version of Anahita from the official website at https://www.getanahita.com/download.

Step 2: Extracting Anahita

Once you have downloaded the Anahita ZIP file, extract it to a directory of your choice.

Step 3: Setting up the Database

Before we can start setting up Anahita, we need to create a MySQL database.

1. Open your MySQL database management tool and create a new database called 'anahita'.
2. Create a new user 'anahitauser' with a password of your choice.
3. Grant all privileges to the 'anahitauser' on the 'anahita' database.

Step 4: Configuring Anahita

1. Rename the file 'configuration.dist.php' in the Anahita root directory to 'configuration.php'.
2. Edit the 'configuration.php' file with your favorite text editor.
3. Update the following lines in the configuration file with your MySQL database details:

   /*
    * Database settings
    */
    define('DATABASE_HOSTNAME', 'localhost');
    define('DATABASE_USERNAME', 'anahitauser');
    define('DATABASE_PASSWORD', 'password');
    define('DATABASE_NAME', 'anahita');
   

   Replace the database details with your own.

Step 5: Setup Apache Virtual Hosts

1. Open the 'httpd.conf' file in the Apache configuration folder.
2. Search for the line 'Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf' and uncomment it.
3. Open the 'httpd-vhosts.conf' file in the 'extra' folder of the Apache configuration.
4. Add the following code to the end of the 'httpd-vhosts.conf' file.

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerAdmin admin@anahita.com
       DocumentRoot "C:/<path-to-anahita-root>"
       ServerName anahita.local
       ErrorLog "logs/anahita.local-error.log"
       CustomLog "logs/anahita.local-access.log" common
       <Directory "C:/<path-to-anahita-root>">
           AllowOverride All
           Require all granted
       </Directory>
   </VirtualHost>
   

   Replace <path-to-anahita-root> with the path to the Anahita root directory.

Step 6: Access Anahita

1. Save the configuration files and restart the Apache server.
2. Open your web browser and go to http://anahita.local/install

You should now be able to access Anahita and start creating your own social network.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have covered the steps to install Anahita on a Windows 11 computer. With Anahita, you can create your own social network and engage your audience.

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