How to Install Pagekit on macOS

Pagekit is a content management system that allows the user to easily create and manage websites. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Pagekit on macOS.

Prerequisites

• macOS operating system
• PHP 7.1 or higher
• Composer

Step 1: Download Pagekit

• Visit the Pagekit website and click on the "Download" button.
• Choose the version you want to download and save the zip file to your local directory.

Step 2: Install Composer

• Visit the Composer website and follow the instructions to install Composer on your Mac.

Step 3: Installing Pagekit

• Extract the downloaded Pagekit zip file to a folder on your Mac.
• Open the Terminal app on your Mac and navigate to the folder where Pagekit is extracted.

  cd /path/to/pagekit-folder
  

• Run the following command to install Pagekit and its dependencies:

  composer install
  

• Once the installation is complete, navigate to the pagekit directory:

  cd pagekit
  

• Run the following command to start the Pagekit server:

  php pagekit serve
  

  This should start the Pagekit server on http://localhost:8080.

Step 4: Configure Pagekit

• Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080 to access the Pagekit installer.
• Follow the instructions to create a database and enter the necessary information.
• Once the installation is complete, you can access the Pagekit dashboard by going to http://localhost:8080/admin.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pagekit on your macOS machine. You can now start building your website using Pagekit.

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