How to Install Froxlor on macOS

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Froxlor, a powerful and open-source web hosting control panel, on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation process, please ensure that your macOS is up-to-date and has the following components installed:

• Apache web server (built-in on macOS)
• PHP (recommended version: 7.2 or higher)
• MySQL or MariaDB database server

You can install these components using homebrew or any other package manager. Alternatively, you can use a pre-packaged server stack like MAMP or XAMPP.

Step 1: Download Froxlor

First, let's download the latest stable release of Froxlor from their official website:

$ curl -o froxlor.tar.gz -L https://files.froxlor.org/releases/froxlor-latest.tar.gz

Step 2: Extract Froxlor

After downloading the archive, extract it to your web server's document root directory (for Apache, it's usually /Library/WebServer/Documents):

$ tar zxvf froxlor.tar.gz -C /Library/WebServer/Documents

Then, rename the extracted directory to a suitable name (e.g. froxlor):

$ mv /Library/WebServer/Documents/froxlor-* /Library/WebServer/Documents/froxlor

Step 3: Create a MySQL database

Next, let's create a MySQL database for Froxlor:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE froxlor;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON froxlor.* TO 'froxlor'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Replace password with a secure password of your choice.

Step 4: Configure Froxlor

Copy the sample configuration file config.php.ini.master to config.php.ini:

$ cd /Library/WebServer/Documents/froxlor
$ cp lib/config/config.php.ini.master lib/config/config.php.ini

Edit the config.php.ini file and update the following sections:

[DATABASE]
db_host = localhost
db_name = froxlor
db_user = froxlor
db_password = password    # replace with the password you set in Step 3

[MAIL]
adminmail = admin@example.com  # replace with your email address

[PATHS]
basedir = /Library/WebServer/Documents/froxlor    # replace with your document root directory path
documentroot_syntax = apache # uncomment this line if you're using Apache

Save the changes and close the file.

Step 5: Set Permissions

Set the correct permissions of some directories and files so that Froxlor can write to them:

$ chown -R _www:_www lib/customer lib/smarty3/cache lib/smarty3/compile /var/customers/tmp
$ chmod -R 770 lib/customer lib/smarty3/cache lib/smarty3/compile /var/customers/tmp

Step 6: Access Froxlor

Finally, you can access Froxlor by visiting http://localhost/froxlor in your web browser. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Froxlor on macOS. By following these steps, you should have a fully functional Froxlor installation that you can use to manage your web hosting services.

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