How to Install ProjectSend on macOS

Before installing ProjectSend, you need to have the following programs installed on your macOS:

Follow the below steps to install ProjectSend on macOS:

Download the latest version of ProjectSend from https://www.projectsend.org/download/.
Extract the downloaded zip file into a folder on your macOS computer.
Rename the file .htaccess-sample to .htaccess in the extracted folder.
Open the Terminal app on your macOS computer.
Navigate to the extracted ProjectSend folder using the terminal command cd /path/to/projectsend.
Use the terminal command chmod 777 files to set file permissions for the files folder.
Navigate to your Apache server configuration file on your macOS machine. This file is usually located at /etc/apache2/httpd.conf.
Uncomment (remove the #) the line that loads the PHP module in the Apache configuration file by removing the # before the following line:

#LoadModule php7_module libexec/apache2/libphp7.so

Also, make sure the following line is not commented (does not have a # before it):

LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache2/mod_rewrite.so

sudo apachectl restart

Create a new MySQL/MariaDB database for ProjectSend to use.
Open the includes/config.php file in the ProjectSend folder with a text editor.
Enter your database information in the config.php file, including your database name, username, and password, and save the file.
Navigate to your ProjectSend installation in a web browser. The default URL is http://localhost/projectsend.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed ProjectSend on your macOS computer.

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