How to Install Revive Adserver on macOS

Revive Adserver is a free and open-source ad serving software that helps businesses and organizations to manage online advertising campaigns. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Revive Adserver on a macOS system.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A macOS system with minimum of 2GB RAM and 2GHz processor speed.
• A web server (such as Apache or Nginx) installed and configured on your system.
• PHP 7.1 or later installed on the system.
• MySQL or MariaDB server installed and configured on the system.

Steps to Install Revive Adserver on macOS

1. Download the latest version of Revive Adserver from the official website.

2. Extract the archive file to a directory of your choice.

3. Navigate to the extracted directory using the terminal.

4. Run the following command to install dependencies:

   composer install --no-dev
   

5. Next, create a new MySQL database for Revive Adserver.

6. Import the database schema from the schema.sql file located in the etc directory.

   mysql -u root -p < etc/schema.sql
   

7. Rename the www/admin/assets/config_sample.inc.php file to www/admin/assets/config.inc.php.

8. Edit the configuration file www/admin/assets/config.inc.php and set the database parameters as follows:

   $databaseType = 'mysql';
   $databaseHost = 'localhost';
   $databaseName = 'revive';
   $databaseUsername = 'root';
   $databasePassword = 'YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE';
   

9. Set the correct permissions for the var and www/images directories:

   chmod -R 777 var/
   chmod -R 777 www/images/
   

10. Start your web server and type the following URL in your web browser:

    http://localhost/revive/www/admin/
    

11. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Revive Adserver on your macOS system!

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