How to Install Traq on Windows 11

Traq is a web-based project management tool that offers multiple features for issue tracking, ticketing, and more. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Traq on your Windows 11 computer.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A Windows 11 computer
• The latest version of XAMPP installed (Download XAMPP)
• A web browser installed (Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, etc.)
• A stable Internet connection

Step 1 - Download Traq

To get started, you need to download the latest version of Traq from the official website. To do that, follow these steps:

1. Go to the official Traq website (https://traq.io/)
2. Click on the "Download" button
3. Choose the "Download ZIP" option to download the latest version of Traq as a zip file

Step 2 - Extract Traq

Once the Traq zip file is downloaded, extract the contents of the zip file to your XAMPP htdocs folder. To do that, follow these steps:

1. Right-click on the Traq zip file in your Downloads folder
2. Select "Extract All" to extract the contents of the zip file
3. Choose the location where you want to extract the files (ex- C:\xampp\htdocs)
4. Click "Extract"

Step 3 - Start Apache and MySQL

To use Traq, you need to start the Apache and MySQL services on XAMPP. To do that, follow these steps:

1. Open the XAMPP Control Panel
2. Start the Apache service by clicking the "Start" button next to "Apache"
3. Start the MySQL service by clicking the "Start" button next to "MySQL"

Step 4 - Create a Database for Traq

Next, you need to create a new database for Traq. To do that, follow these steps:

1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/
2. Click on the "New" button to create a new database
3. Enter a name for the new database (ex- traq)
4. Click the "Create" button to create the new database

Step 5 - Install Traq

To install Traq on your Windows 11 computer, follow these steps:

1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/traq/
2. Select "Install Traq" and follow the installation steps
3. On the database configuration step, enter the following details:
   • Database name: traq
   • Host: localhost
   • Username: root
   • Password: (leave blank)
4. Follow the remaining installation steps to complete the installation process

Step 6 - Access Traq

Once the installation is complete, you can access Traq by going to http://localhost/traq/ in your web browser.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Traq on your Windows 11 computer. You can start using Traq for issue tracking, project management, and more.

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