How to Install Phorge on Windows 11

Phorge is a web-based project management and collaboration tool. It is a free and open-source software that can be installed on a server.

Here are the steps to install Phorge on Windows 11:

Step 1: Install XAMPP

XAMPP is a free and open-source web server package that includes Apache, MySQL, PHP, and other tools. Phorge requires PHP and MySQL to run.

1. Go to XAMPP website
2. Select the appropriate XAMPP version for Windows 11
3. Download and install the XAMPP application

Step 2: Download Phorge

1. Go to the Phorge website
2. Click on "Download Phorge" on the homepage
3. Choose the preferred file format (.zip or .tar.gz) for downloading Phorge.

Step 3: Extract the Phorge files

1. Extract the downloaded Phorge file to a folder.
2. Rename the extracted Phorge folder to "phorge"

Step 4: Move the Phorge folder to XAMPP's htdocs folder

1. Open the XAMPP control panel
2. Click on the "Explore" button next to the "Apache" module
3. This will open the "htdocs" folder in Windows Explorer
4. Move the "phorge" folder to the htdocs folder

Step 5: Create a MySQL database for Phorge

1. Open the XAMPP control panel
2. Start the "MySQL" module
3. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin
4. Click on "New" to create a new database
5. Enter "phorge" as the database name and click "Create"

Step 6: Configure Phorge

1. In the "phorge" folder, rename the "phorge_localconfig.php.example" file to "phorge_localconfig.php"
2. Open the "phorge_localconfig.php" file in a text editor
3. Change the following values:

$PHORGE_CONFIG['mysql.hostspec'] = 'localhost'; // Change to "127.0.0.1" if localhost does not work
$PHORGE_CONFIG['mysql.port'] = '3306'; // Change to your MySQL port number if needed. Often it is 3306 for XAMPP.
$PHORGE_CONFIG['mysql.user'] = 'root'; // Change to your MySQL username if needed.
$PHORGE_CONFIG['mysql.pass'] = ''; // Change to your MySQL password if any.
$PHORGE_CONFIG['mysql.dbname'] = 'phorge'; // Change if you used a different name when creating the MySQL database.

4. Save the file and exit the text editor.

Step 7: Start Apache and MySQL in XAMPP

1. Open the XAMPP control panel
2. Start the "Apache" and "MySQL" modules

Step 8: Install Phorge

1. Open your web browser
2. Go to http://localhost/phorge/install.php
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to install Phorge
4. Once the installation is complete, you will be redirected to the login page. Use the default username "admin" and password "demo" to log in.
5. Change the password and configure Phorge according to your needs.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Phorge on Windows 11 using XAMPP.

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