How to Install PHPBack on Windows 11

PHPBack is an open-source feedback system for websites. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of PHPBack on a Windows 11 machine.

Prerequisites

• A Windows 11 computer
• PHP 7.2 or higher installed and configured
• Access to the command prompt or terminal
• A web server running on the machine with PHP enabled (e.g. Apache or Nginx)

Steps

1. Download the latest version of PHPBack from the official website at https://www.phpback.org/.
2. Extract the downloaded ZIP file to a suitable location on your computer.
3. Open the command prompt or terminal and navigate to the PHPBack directory using the cd command. For example, if the PHPBack directory is located in C:\xampp\htdocs\phpback, type cd C:\xampp\htdocs\phpback.
4. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

composer install

5. Once the dependencies are installed, copy the .env.example file and rename it to .env.
6. Open the .env file in a text editor and set the database credentials for your server. For example:

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_NAME=phpback
DB_USER=root
DB_PASSWORD=password

7. Save the changes to the .env file.
8. Run the following command to create the database tables:

php artisan migrate

9. If the migration is successful, you should see a message similar to the following:

Migration table created successfully.
Migrating: 2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table
Migrated:  2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table
Migrating: 2014_10_12_100000_create_password_resets_table
Migrated:  2014_10_12_100000_create_password_resets_table

10. Finally, start the web server and navigate to the PHPBack URL in a web browser to access the application.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed PHPBack on a Windows 11 machine!

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