Roadiz is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on Symfony and Doctrine. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Roadiz on your Windows 11 computer.
The first step is to download Roadiz from the official website. You can download the latest version of Roadiz from https://www.roadiz.io/download/.
Once downloaded, extract the contents of the ZIP file to a folder on your computer.
Next, you need to install the dependencies required by Roadiz using Composer. To do this, open a command prompt and navigate to the root directory of the extracted Roadiz folder.
cd C:\path\to\roadiz
Once you are in the Roadiz directory, run the following command to install dependencies:
composer install
This will download and install all the required PHP packages and libraries needed to run Roadiz on your computer.
Now that you have installed the dependencies, you need to create a new MySQL/MariaDB database for Roadiz. You can use any database management tool to create a new database or run the following command in the MySQL/MariaDB command prompt:
CREATE DATABASE roadiz_db;
Replace roadiz_db with your preferred database name.
After creating the database, you need to configure Roadiz to use your database credentials. To do this, open the app/Config/.env file in a text editor and update the database settings:
DB_DRIVER=pdo_mysql
DB_CHARSET=utf8mb4
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_USER=root
DB_PASSWORD=
DB_NAME=roadiz_db
Update the DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, and DB_NAME fields with your database credentials.
Once you have configured Roadiz, run the following command in the command prompt to install Roadiz:
php bin/roadiz install
This will create the necessary database tables, generate a new set of encryption keys, and create a default user account for Roadiz.
Finally, you need to start the web server to access Roadiz from your browser. You can start any web server that supports PHP, such as Apache or Nginx.
Alternatively, you can use the built-in PHP web server by running the following command in the command prompt:
php bin/console server:start
This will start the PHP web server and display the URL you can use to access Roadiz from your browser.
Now that you have successfully installed Roadiz on your Windows 11 computer, you can start customizing your website using the powerful features of this open-source CMS. Happy coding!
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
