Live Helper Chat is an open-source live support chat system that allows website visitors to chat with website administrators in real-time. If you're a macOS user and want to install Live Helper Chat on your system, follow the steps below.
Before installing Livehelper Chat on macOS, make sure you have the following:
The first step is to download the Livehelper Chat package from the official website at https://livehelperchat.com/download.
Once the download is complete, unzip the package to a directory /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/LiveHelperChat.
Create a new MySQL database named livehelperchat.
Create an Apache virtual host by opening the Apache configuration file located at /Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/httpd.conf using a text editor.
Add the following code at the end of the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/LiveHelperChat"
ServerName yourservername.com
<Directory "/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/LiveHelperChat">
AllowOverride All
Allow from All
Options +Indexes
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace yourservername.com with your own domain name.
Save the changes and restart the Apache server.
Open a web browser and go to http://yourservername.com/setup/install/.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install Live Helper Chat.
You have successfully installed Live Helper Chat on macOS. You can now use it to provide real-time support to your website visitors.
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