PHPBack is an open-source project management software that can be used for various purposes such as bug tracking, task management, project management, and much more. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the step-by-step guide for installing PHPBack on macOS.
Before proceeding with the installation process, you need to ensure that the following software and packages are installed on your macOS:
If you don't have them, you can install them using various package managers like homebrew, macports, or XAMPP.
The first step is to download the latest version of PHPBack from the official website: https://www.phpback.org. Click the Download button, and you will be redirected to the download page.
After downloading the package, navigate to the Downloads folder and locate the downloaded file. Right-click on the file and select Extract here or unzip the file using a zip tool.
The extracted files should be moved to the document root of your Apache server. The default document root is /usr/local/var/www/ for macOS. You can use the following command to move the files to the document root:
$ sudo mv extracted_directory /usr/local/var/www/phpback
Create a new database and a database user for PHPBack. You can use the following command to create a new database in MySQL:
$ mysql -u root -p
$ CREATE DATABASE phpback_db;
$ GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpback_db.* TO 'phpback_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
$ FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace the your_password with your desired password.
Navigate to the config directory and copy the config.sample.php file to config.php. Edit the config.php file using a text editor, and modify the database configuration with the details of the database created in Step 4. The details are as follows:
$config['db']['host'] = 'localhost';
$config['db']['dbname'] = 'phpback_db';
$config['db']['username'] = 'phpback_user';
$config['db']['password'] = 'your_password';
Grant read and write privileges to the Apache user on the storage, cache, and log directories. You can use the following command to set the file permissions:
$ sudo chown -R _www:_www /usr/local/var/www/phpback/storage /usr/local/var/www/phpback/cache /usr/local/var/www/phpback/log
$ sudo chmod -R 775 /usr/local/var/www/phpback/storage /usr/local/var/www/phpback/cache /usr/local/var/www/phpback/log
Start the Apache and MySQL servers using the following commands:
$ sudo apachectl start
$ sudo mysql.server start
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/phpback. You will be redirected to the installation page. Follow the instructions on the page and fill in the required information. Once the installation is complete, you can log in to PHPBack using the default credentials:
You have successfully installed PHPBack on macOS. You can use this software for project management, issue tracking, and other purposes. Fulfill your business requirements by using this tool.
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