How to Install Bugzilla on macOS

Bugzilla is a web-based software which is used for bug tracking and testing management. In this tutorial, we will see how to install Bugzilla on macOS.

Prerequisites

• An updated version of macOS
• Perl 5.10.1 or higher
• MySQL 5.5.3 or higher
• Apache web server version 2.x or higher
• A user account with administrative privileges

Steps:

1. Download the latest version of Bugzilla from the official website https://www.bugzilla.org/.

2. Extract the downloaded Bugzilla archive file and move it to the desired location.

3. Rename the extracted folder with a name of your choice.

4. Edit the "localconfig" file located in the "Bugzilla" folder. If you are not comfortable with command-line editing, you can use a text editor like TextEdit.

5. Set the following variables in the "localconfig" file:

   $db_driver = 'mysql';
   $db_host = 'localhost';
   $db_name = '<database name>';
   $db_user = '<database username>';
   $db_password = '<database password>';
   

   Replace <database name>, <database username>, and <database password> with your own values.

6. Create a new database and a new user using the MySQL command line interface.

   mysql> CREATE DATABASE <database name>;
   mysql> CREATE USER '<database username>'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<database password>';
   mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON <database name>.* TO '<database username>'@'localhost';
   

7. Install the required Perl modules using the "checksetup" script located in the "Bugzilla" folder.

   $ cd Bugzilla
   $ perl checksetup.pl --check-modules
   

8. Install the missing modules if any. Use the following command to install modules using CPAN.

   $ sudo cpan
   cpan> install <module name>
   cpan> q
   

9. Repeat step 7 and 8 until all the required modules are installed.

10. Run the "checksetup" script again to initialize the database.

    $ perl checksetup.pl
    

11. Start the Apache web server.

    $ sudo apachectl start
    

12. Navigate to the Bugzilla installation URL in your web browser.

    http://localhost/<Bugzilla folder name>
    

    Replace <Bugzilla folder name> with the name you chose in step 3.

13. Follow the Bugzilla installation wizard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bugzilla on your macOS machine.

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