How to Install Tiny Tiny RSS on Windows 11

Tiny Tiny RSS is an open-source web-based news feed (RSS/Atom) reader and aggregator. It is a self-hosted application, which means you need to install it on your own server or computer to use it.

This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Tiny Tiny RSS on Windows 11.

Requirements

Before you begin the installation process, you need to make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• Windows 11 installed
• Apache web server
• PHP version 5.5.9 or higher
• MariaDB or MySQL database server

Step 1: Install Apache Web Server

To install Apache web server on your Windows 11 system, follow these steps:

1. Open the Start menu and search for "Turn Windows features on or off", then select it.
2. In the window that appears, scroll down to find "Internet Information Services" and check the box next to it.
3. Expand "Internet Information Services" and check the box next to "Web Server (IIS)".
4. Click "OK" to install the necessary features.

Step 2: Install PHP

To install PHP on your Windows 11 system, follow these steps:

1. Download the latest version of PHP from the official website at https://windows.php.net/download/.
2. Extract the downloaded archive to a folder on your computer.
3. Rename the "php.ini-development" file located in the PHP folder to "php.ini".
4. Copy the PHP folder to the root directory of your Apache web server (usually located at "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs").

Step 3: Install MariaDB or MySQL

To install MariaDB or MySQL on your Windows 11 system, follow these steps:

1. Download the latest version of MariaDB or MySQL from the official website at https://mariadb.org/download/ or https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/.
2. Install the database software using the default settings.
3. Once the installation is complete, create a new database called "tt-rss" using the following command in the command prompt:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE tt-rss;

Step 4: Download and Install Tiny Tiny RSS

To download and install Tiny Tiny RSS on your Windows 11 system, follow these steps:

1. Download the latest version of Tiny Tiny RSS from the official website at https://tt-rss.org/gitlab/fox/tt-rss/-/archive/master/tt-rss-master.zip.
2. Extract the downloaded archive to the root directory of your Apache web server (in "htdocs").
3. Rename the extracted "tt-rss-master" folder to "tt-rss".
4. Open the "config.php" file located in the "tt-rss" folder and configure the database settings with the following variables:

define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_USER', 'root');
define('DB_NAME', 'tt-rss');
define('DB_PASS', '<your-database-password>');

5. Save the changes to the "config.php" file.

Step 5: Accessing Tiny Tiny RSS

To access Tiny Tiny RSS, open your web browser and navigate to "http://localhost/tt-rss/". You should see the login page for Tiny Tiny RSS.

If everything was installed and configured correctly, you can now log in and start using Tiny Tiny RSS to read and manage your news feeds.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Tiny Tiny RSS on Windows 11. We covered the installation of Apache web server, PHP, and MariaDB or MySQL, as well as the download and installation of Tiny Tiny RSS itself.

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