How to install Chyrp Lite on macOS

Chyrp Lite is a lightweight blogging platform that is easy to use and customize. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Chyrp Lite on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following:

• macOS operating system
• PHP 7.2 or above
• MySQL or MariaDB database server
• Apache or Nginx web server

Step 1: Download Chyrp Lite

The first step is to download Chyrp Lite from the official website. You can visit https://chyrplite.net/download/ and download the latest version.

Step 2: Unzip the downloaded file

Once the download is complete, unzip the downloaded file to a directory of your choice.

Step 3: Configure the web server

Next, you need to configure your web server to host the Chyrp Lite files. If you are using Apache, create a new Virtual Host by adding the following lines to the httpd-vhosts.conf file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName chyrplite.dev
  DocumentRoot /path/to/chyrp-lite/
  <Directory /path/to/chyrp-lite/>
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

If you are using Nginx, add the following lines to the nginx.conf file:

server {
    server_name chyrplite.dev;
    root /path/to/chyrp-lite/;
    index index.php;
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_intercept_errors on;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }
}

Make sure to replace /path/to/chyrp-lite/ with the actual path to your Chyrp Lite directory.

Step 4: Create a new database

Create a new database for Chyrp Lite to store its data. You can use phpMyAdmin or any other MySQL/MariaDB client to do this.

Step 5: Configure Chyrp Lite

Next, you need to configure Chyrp Lite to connect to the database. Rename the includes/config.sample.php file to config.php. Open the config.php file and update the following settings:

define('DB_DRIVER', 'mysql');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'chyrp');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'root');
define('DB_PASSWORD', '');

Make sure to replace the database details with your actual database credentials.

Step 6: Install Chyrp Lite

Open your web browser and navigate to http://chyrplite.dev/. You should see the Chyrp Lite installer screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Chyrp Lite.

Step 7: Use Chyrp Lite

Once the installation is complete, you can log in to the Chyrp Lite dashboard using the username and password you provided during the installation.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Chyrp Lite on macOS!

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