Phabricator is a popular web-based software development tool that offers a variety of features to help manage software development projects. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Phabricator on Windows 11.
Prerequisites
- Windows 11 operating system
- PHP 7.3 or newer installed
- MySQL 5.5 or newer installed
- Git installed
- Administrator access on your system
Steps
Step 1: Download and Install Dependencies
- Download the Phabricator Windows installer from the official website: https://files.phabricator.org/windows/Phabricator.tgz
- Extract the downloaded file to a location on your hard drive, such as
C:\Phabricator.
- Install PHP on your system if not already installed. You can download PHP for Windows from the official website: https://windows.php.net/download/
- Install MySQL on your system if not already installed. You can download MySQL Community Server for Windows from the official website: https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/
- Install Git on your system if not already installed. You can download Git for Windows from the official website: https://git-scm.com/download/win
Step 2: Configure MySQL
- Open the MySQL Command Line Client by running
mysql.exe located in the bin directory of your MySQL installation.
- Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
- Create a database for Phabricator by entering the following command:
CREATE DATABASE phabricator;
- Create a MySQL user for Phabricator by entering the following command:
CREATE USER 'phabricator'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; and replacing password with a strong password of your choice.
- Grant the new user all privileges on the new database by entering the following command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phabricator.* TO 'phabricator'@'localhost';
- Exit the MySQL Command Line Client by entering the command:
exit;
Step 3: Configure Phabricator
- Open the
config directory located in the C:\Phabricator directory using a text editor of your choice.
- Copy the
config.sample.php file and rename it to config.php.
- Open the
config.php file in a text editor and modify the configuration options as needed. You will need to provide the MySQL database details and configure other options such as authentication and SSL.
- Save the
config.php file.
Step 4: Start Phabricator
- Open a command prompt with Administrator privileges.
- Navigate to the
C:\Phabricator directory using the cd command.
- Start the Phabricator web server by entering the following command:
sudo -u www-data ./bin/phd start If you receive an error, check that you have PHP and Git in your path.
- Wait for the server to start. You can verify the server is running by visiting the URL http://phabricator.local/ in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Phabricator on Windows 11. You can now use Phabricator to manage your software development projects.
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