How to Install Orange Forum on macOS

Orange Forum is a free, open-source forum software that is easy to install and use. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install it on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before you begin with the installation, you need to have the following:

• macOS operating system
• A web server (e.g., Apache, Nginx)
• PHP 5.5 or higher
• MySQL or MariaDB

Step 1: Download Orange Forum

1. Go to the official website of Orange Forum, https://www.goodoldweb.com/.
2. Click on the "Download" button.
3. Choose the latest stable version of Orange Forum and download it.

Step 2: Extract the Files

1. Extract the downloaded file to a directory in your webserver root directory (e.g., /var/www/html/).
2. Rename the extracted directory to "orangeforum".

Step 3: Configure the Database

1. Create a new database for Orange Forum using a tool like phpMyAdmin or MySQL Workbench.
2. Create a new user and grant all privileges to the created database.
3. Update the database credentials in the app/config/database.php file of Orange Forum directory.

<?php
return array(
    'default' => array(
        'driver'    => 'mysql',
        'host'      => 'localhost',
        'database'  => 'your_database_name',
        'username'  => 'your_username',
        'password'  => 'your_password',
        'charset'   => 'utf8',
        'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
        'prefix'    => '',
    ),
);

Step 4: Configure the Web Server

1. Create a new virtual host in your web server configuration file (e.g., /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf) for the Orange Forum installation.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/orangeforum/public"
    ServerName orangeforum.yourdomain.com
    <Directory "/var/www/html/orangeforum/public">
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

2. Restart your web server.

Step 5: Install Orange Forum

1. Open your web browser and navigate to the URL you set in the virtual host configuration (e.g., http://orangeforum.yourdomain.com).
2. Follow the Orange Forum installation wizard to complete the installation process.
3. Once the installation is complete, you can log in to the forum using the administrator account created during the installation.

Conclusion

That's it! You have now successfully installed Orange Forum on macOS. You can customize the forum according to your needs and start building your community.

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