BigTree CMS is a popular content management system that offers a user-friendly interface and plenty of features for website creation and management. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install BigTree CMS on macOS.
Before we dive into the installation process, you need to ensure that your macOS system has the following:
The first step is to download the BigTree CMS archive on your macOS. Navigate to https://www.bigtreecms.org/download/ and click on the "Download" button. Choose the latest version of BigTree CMS that is compatible with your macOS.
Once you have downloaded the archive, you need to extract it to a folder. Open your Finder and navigate to the downloaded archive file. Right-click on the file and select "Extract Here." This will create a new folder with the extracted contents.
Navigate to your XAMPP installation folder and locate the "htdocs" folder. Move the contents of the BigTree CMS extracted folder to the htdocs folder. This will make sure that your BigTree CMS instance will run on your XAMPP server.
Open a new terminal window and navigate to the BigTree CMS directory in your htdocs folder. Run the following command:
composer install
This command will install all the dependencies required to run BigTree CMS.
Open your XAMPP control panel and start the Apache and MySQL services. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/. Click on "New" to create a new database. Name your database "bigtreecms" and select "utf8mb4_unicode_ci" as the collation. Click on "Create" to create the database.
Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost/{name of the directory where you installed BigTree CMS}/install/. Follow the steps to complete the installation process. Enter your MySQL credentials when prompted. Use the database name "bigtreecms" that you created in step 5.
Once the installation is complete, you should see a message that says "Installation Complete." Click on "Visit Site" to see your BigTree CMS instance in action.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed BigTree CMS on your macOS system. You can now start customizing your website and enjoy all the features that BigTree CMS has to offer.
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