How to Install OpenOlitor on macOS

OpenOlitor is a free and open source web-based platform for managing Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) projects. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process for OpenOlitor on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following dependencies installed on your macOS:

• Apache web server
• PHP 7.1 or later with the following extensions:
  • pdo_mysql
  • intl
  • xml
  • mbstring

Installation Steps

1. Download the latest OpenOlitor release from the official website - https://openolitor.org/

2. Extract the downloaded archive to your Apache web server's document root directory. For example, if your Apache root directory is "/Library/WebServer/Documents", extract the contents of the archive to "/Library/WebServer/Documents/openolitor".

3. Set the appropriate permissions for the OpenOlitor directory using the following command:

   sudo chmod -R 777 /Library/WebServer/Documents/openolitor
   

4. Create a new MySQL database and user for OpenOlitor to use. For example, you can create a new database named "openolitor" and a new user named "olitor" with the following commands:

   mysql -u root -p
   > CREATE DATABASE openolitor;
   > CREATE USER 'olitor'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   > GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON openolitor.* TO 'olitor'@'localhost';
   > FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   > EXIT;
   

   Replace "password" with a secure password for your user.

5. Rename the "config.sample.php" file located in the "config" directory of OpenOlitor to "config.php".

6. Edit the "config.php" file to include your MySQL database details. Update the following variables to match your database configuration:

   $config['db_host'] = 'localhost';
   $config['db_name'] = 'openolitor';
   $config['db_user'] = 'olitor';
   $config['db_password'] = 'password';
   

   Replace "password" with the password you set in step 4.

7. Open your web browser and navigate to the URL http://localhost/openolitor. The OpenOlitor installation wizard should load in your browser.

8. Follow the prompts in the installation wizard to complete the installation process.

9. Once the installation is complete, delete the "install" directory for security reasons:

   sudo rm -r /Library/WebServer/Documents/openolitor/install
   

10. Open your web browser and navigate to the URL http://localhost/openolitor to access and use OpenOlitor.

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

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