How to Install Live Helper Chat on Windows 11

Live Helper Chat is an open source live chat software that enables businesses to provide real-time customer support. The software can be installed on Windows 11 operating system. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation process, make sure that your Windows 11 machine has the following software preinstalled:

• Apache Web Server
• PHP version 5.6 or later
• MySQL Database Server

Installation Steps

1. Download the latest version of Live Helper Chat from the official website https://livehelperchat.com/.
2. Extract the downloaded archive to a folder of your choice.
3. Open the extracted folder and copy all the files to the Apache server's web root folder. In this tutorial, we will assume that the web root folder is located at C:\Apache24\htdocs\.
4. Next, create a new MySQL database for Live Helper Chat. You can do this using a tool like phpMyAdmin or MySQL Workbench.
5. Import the lhc.sql file from the Live Helper Chat folder into the newly created database.
6. Configure the database connection settings by editing the settings.ini.php file located in the settings folder.

[database]
host=localhost
database=lhc
username=root
password=
port=
socket=

7. Once you have configured the settings file, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/livehelperchat/ (assuming you copied the files to the web root folder).
8. The Live Helper Chat installation wizard should now be displayed on your screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
9. Once the installation is complete, you can access the Live Helper Chat admin panel by navigating to http://localhost/livehelperchat/index.php/site_admin/index in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Live Helper Chat on your Windows 11 machine.

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